[Luis Gonzalez]

"President Eisenhower deported millions of illegal aliens and we should do the same."

Blatantly false.

"Operation Wetback was a 1954 project of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to remove about 80,000 undocumented people from the southwestern United States, with a focus on Mexican nationals." -- Source

[RodgerD]

I agree, Luis, that Ike's work was a step in the right direction, even if it doesn't measure up to its legendary reputation.

[Howlin]

Sam Hananel, AP, Nov. 16, 2005


WASHINGTON—A record 157,000 illegal immigrants were removed from the United States during the past year as U.S. authorities stepped up efforts to track down those who may pose security risks, the government said Tuesday.


2004

The United States has removed a record number of 157,281 criminal and other illegal aliens from the United States in fiscal year 2004, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) largest investigative arm.

[Dante3]

Whatever, you must agree that it is essential to start deporting, directly and indirectly, the illegal aliens, whether Mexicans, the Taliban, or the Russian Mafia. We have enough criminals of our own - we don't need to import more of them and on top of it provide them with welfare, citizenship, translators, and other perks. Illegal aliens pose a security risk and commit horrific crimes.