Another thing to remember is this: none of the guys running for President now caused the illegal problem. None of them. They did not CAUSE IT. It’s been a problem of supply and demand and a porous border for like 60 years.
And they all understand that the first order of business is to SECURE THE BORDER. That’s probably about as much as can get accomplished on this issue in the first term anyway. And they all agree on that.
And it amazes me how the closer someone is to the problem: Texas, Florida, etc - the more realistic they are about deportation. The further away from the problem they are: like Minnesota or Massachusetts or Pennsylvania - the more ideological they are about deportation. Seal the border, reduce the illegals on the dole and deport them as arrested for other crimes - and we won’t even be having this discussion in three years. Certainly not in five.
Agreed.
40% of the 12 to 20 million illegal aliens in this country came here legally and overstayed their visa. Securing the border only solves part of the problem.
Not true, the current mess was created in 1986 when the ONE TIME AND ONE TIME ONLY amnesty was passed, that amnesty encouraged more to come here. Candidates running today have records going back to 1986. They also have records on border enforcement and employer sanctions.