Perry has a great opportunity now. He can take the lead by embracing a national Dream Act, which would reward those undocumented immigrants whose presence here would be beneficial to the economy. Beneficial will be defined, for example, as an immigrant's plan to start a small business, design a new product, register a patent or in some other way materially contribute to our economic growth and prosperity."
More of the usual, and how does one translate this soaring rhetoric into legislation? Even the "pay a fine and learn English" solution was unworkable and unenforceable. It would boil down in practice to just another amnesty give-away with some added rituals.
We could certainly use REAL immigration reform. "Value-added" immigration, like some other countries where an applicant is scored on a points basis as to their level of education, age, health and capital. We could do that and throw the racial quota and lottery system out the window. As for illegals here, now, It's all too easy. Just place ICE agents between them and what they need, i.e., jobs, benefits, housing and healthcare. No need for roundups. Go after the fixed targets. Fine employers, fine landlords, place ICE people at the doors to human services offices, courthouses, DMVs, Social Security offices, emergency rooms, schools, etc.
DO roundup the several hundred prominent in-your-face illegals who think that making themselves media darlings renders them untouchable. I'm betting that a move like that--simply arresting and starting deportation proceedings against several hundred limelight-seeking illegals in multiple jurisdictions--would overload and cripple the resources of the "Immigrant's Rights" community. These guys always pick and choose their legal/PR battles. Force them to fight on a hundred fronts simultaneously.
Furthermore, investigating the more egregious of these "sanctuary" churches and "immigrant" groups would likely turn up all manner of actionable lawbreaking. These guys have been traipsing about their business for years, carefree in the knowledge that the politicians and LEO's were too afraid of the lib media to inconvenience them. Instead of tiptoeing around the media, do the opposite. Make them scream their heads off. Use them as an unwitting megaphone for policy. This game is 95% psychological. If the illegals knew there was a new sheriff in Washington who was kicking tail they would self-deport as life on the lam became more and more unsustainable.
we’re way beyond having mexicans learn english.
where i live they speak spanish and expect businesses and government officials to speak spanish too.
>> “More of the usual, and how does one translate this soaring rhetoric into legislation?” <<
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WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING LEGISLATION!
All we need is strict enforcemrnt against those that employ illegals, and publishing all prosecutions in Spanish.