It sounds like you are cynical towards those who are against illegal immigration?!?
"It sounds like you are cynical towards those who are against illegal immigration?!?"
Nope. I'm cynical towards those who SAY they are against illegal immigration but who do nothing real to prevent it. That group includes the entire federal government.
We have all the laws we need to stop illegal immigration. For example, it is illegal to hire illegal immigrants. Suppose we start prosecuting a few people in each county in the states that have a heavy illegal population. Let's start with the city councilman and his gardener or housekeeper. A little federal charge against him would send a message, doncha think?
Then we can bust a few homeowners down at the Home Depot when the illegal gets in their car to go dig the holes or whatever. A few nice little federal prosecutions should do the trick.
After that, we can take on a few larger businesses. We could start with the big chain restaurants. A little raid at the local Applebees and an arrest of the franchise owner should do the trick.
We repeat this in each county in the Southwest, then move into the other states with sizable illegal populations. It won't take too many arrests and trials before folks get a little hinky about hiring illegals, I'd think.
Nobody hiring? What's the point of coming? Perhaps you see my point.
For Pete's sake, illegal aliens are working all around you. When you go to the restaurant, the guy bussing your table, the guy washing the dishes, and probably some of the line cooks are illegals. Home Depot? Well, they're working out back. That thrift store you never go into down in the old shopping center. Nobody speaks English there.
Drive up to the tony district of town...you know...where people can afford gardeners. See the guy with the string trimmer? Let's arrest the homeowner.
Get real. We have to cut off the employment opportunities for these illegals. It's the only way its going to work. And the only way we're going to do that is to arrest some folks, try them, and give them some big fines or jail time.
Like I said, start with the city councilman or mayor, then check with your state legistlator. He's probably got a nice maid named Lupe and a gardener named Jesus working up there at the house. The nanny's name is Lyudmilla, and she's illegal, too.
You might want to check over in the next county, too, where your Congressman lives in that big house. See if you can get an invitation over by promising a nice, big contribution to his next campaign. Miguel, Lucinda, and Pepita work at his house. Pepita's the cute one who's carrying drinks around on a tray at the fundraiser. Wink at her. She blushes really nicely.
That's my suggestion. Am I cynical? You bet, and I know exactly why I'm cynical.