[hinckley buzzard]

What you missed about Newt's plan was the part where, after securing the border, he would set up boards to assess individual cases as to whether they fit the 1986 amnesty class, or came later. That board, which he likened to the Selective Service Boards, would implement deportation of recent arrivals who have no stake here, or have criminal records. It would be a long task but would address all the different classes of people involved.

None would be offered citizenship except those who volunteered and served in the military, which is the case now for foreign enlistees. The only "permanent" residents would be those here under the 1986 amnesty umbrella, permanent already, but who never became citizens, and who would get the "red card" for employment purposes.

By becoming serious about it, and taking action, he would also no doubt stimulate an increase in "self-deportation" as individuals realized the game was about up, and went home.

Nothing there to get hysterical about that I can see.

[presently no screen name]

Exactly! Good post.

[ken5050]

Not sure that “local boards” could make fair assessments. They’d be under tremendous pressure to let everyone stay..