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To: MEG33
believe must address the immigration,illegal immigration problem.We must not have these rules that preclude local law enforcement from acting.The process of work permits must have a stick with the carrot.

The only stick that will work is if the interests of the States converge with the Feds. States have no interest in helping with a problem they benefit from. The Feds have no power under the 10th amendment to force states to enforce federal law. It is a constitutional catch 22. Even after 911, states refused to participate in INS efforts to sweep airports and other places with large illegal alien workers. The only state that did was Florida and that had more to do with the family relationship between Jeb and GW than anything else. The INS has only 2000 field agents to enforce immigration laws and with 8 to 10 million in illegals in place, the Feds cannot even put a dent in the problem without all out cooperation from state and local government. States benefit from illegal immigration and that is an ugly truth no one is willing to face.

13 posted on 01/21/2004 1:27:03 AM PST by Texasforever
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To: Texasforever
Tis a puzzle.I have an idea nothing will be done ..we'll just muddle along as we have for decades.Not a good thing.
14 posted on 01/21/2004 1:31:13 AM PST by MEG33
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To: Texasforever
The cure I can think of may be worse than the disease.

I believe the president, using his executive powers to declare an emergency, can declare martial law in the affected areas. That would replace 2000 working INS officers with ten of thousands of troops. Identify and deport by military transport, overcome resistence. Release martial law. Rebuild.

Ok, I know it would take one hell of a Buford Pusser, but it appears to me, it's either that or let it esculate to where the people start to handle it, resulting in martial law for sure.

Or we can just give California to Mexico. Give US citizens a month to get out. If it's ignored, it can't help but spread to the entire state with that result anyway.

28 posted on 01/21/2004 9:18:19 PM PST by William Terrell (Individuals can exist without government but government can't exist without individuals.)
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