[clawrence3]

If "exile" is too hard to grasp for you, how about this: "Since President Bush took office, agents have apprehended and sent home more than 6 million people entering the country illegally - including more than 400,000 with criminal records. Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement are working together. More than 600,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended through the Arizona Border Control Initiative last year - an increase of more than 50 percent over the previous year . . . The President has set a goal to end "catch-and-release" over the next year. Most illegal immigrants from Mexico can be returned to Mexico within 24 hours. Non-Mexican illegal immigrants present a different challenge. For decades, government detention facilities did not have enough beds for the non-Mexican illegal immigrants caught at the border - so most were released back into society. They were each assigned a court date, but virtually no one showed up. The Administration is ending the practice of "catch-and-release" by increasing the number of beds in detention facilities by 12 percent this year; the President's FY07 budget proposes increasing that number by another 32 percent. The Administration is expanding the use of "expedited removal," which allows us to send non-Mexican illegal immigrants home more quickly. Last year, it took an average of 66 days to process a non-Mexican illegal immigrant. Now, the process is taking only 21 days. This has helped us end "catch-and-release" for illegal immigrants from Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua caught crossing our Southwest border. Since last summer, the total number of non-Mexican illegal immigrants released into society has been cut by more than a third. There is more work ahead, and the Administration will work with Congress to close loopholes that make it difficult to process illegal immigrants from certain countries and will continue pressing foreign governments like China to take back their citizens who enter our country illegally."?

[tarheelswamprat]

If "exile" is too hard to grasp for you, how about this: "Since President Bush took office, agents have apprehended and sent home...

"Exile" is not too hard for anyone here to grasp; it's simply an incorrect word for what you describe. The correct word is "deported". Furthermore, for those illegals who have voluntarily returned home, the correct word is "repatriated".

The word "exile" is an emotionally-charged term which is historically laden with connotations of punishment and injustice, which I suspect is the reason you keep using it disingenuously.

For having learned one of the basics of propaganda, i.e. "he who controls the language controls the debate", I'll give you a "C minus". You're out of your league on this board, however, until you complete further study and hone your skills.

[AnnaZ]

The word "exile" is actually quite easy for me to grasp. You seem to be the one struggling. Unless you're talking about a schizophrenic chess champion, it has no place in this thread.

[Marine Inspector]

Since President Bush took office, agents have apprehended and sent home more than 6 million people entering the country illegally

Bush had nothing to do with it. If Gore or Kerry would have won the Presidency, those numbers would have been approximately the same.