That I agree with, that proponents will create a false choice. I also think on the other side, there is an element of "deport them all now" folks who fail to recognize the logistical impossibilty of that, not to mention the fact that once this started happening - which it won't - people now in favor of deport would recoil when they realized how many members of their church, little league, PTA, etc, are impacted. My only point is that many who jump in with Laura on this, do not actually agree with Laura on much of this.
The "deport them all now folks" are small in number and certainly no one in Congress is saying that. Attrition thru enforcement or as Romney less than artfully said, self-deportation, should be the response. Otherwise, if you conclude like you do that the logistics and politics are too difficult to overcome, you are left with only one choice--a blanket amnesty like we had in 1986.
Any legislation that allows the lawbreakers to stay and work here, the object of their crimes, is amnesty. So what would you do with the 12 to 20 million who are here "in the shadows" or "members of their church, little league, PTA, etc.?"
The "deport them all now folks" are small in number and certainly no one in Congress is saying that. Attrition thru enforcement or as Romney less than artfully said, self-deportation, should be the response. Otherwise, if you conclude like you do that the logistics and politics are too difficult to overcome, you are left with only one choice--a blanket amnesty like we had in 1986.
Any legislation that allows the lawbreakers to stay and work here, the object of their crimes, is amnesty. So what would you do with the 12 to 20 million who are here "in the shadows" or "members of their church, little league, PTA, etc.?"