Since Ted Cruz has said he will not use force to deport illegals how exactly is he going to handle the illegals. It's all good to do away with catch and release but you are only removing a very small percentage.
Tell me how Ted Cruz is going to deal with the illegals already here?
Well, first off, we must agree to close down the border to illegal immigration (something all the GOP candidates agree upon).
Second, no president does anything beyond setting a course. They can suggest legislation, but it requires someone to introduce the legislation. All the GOP candidates agree upon the basic course to be set.
Third, I don’t know what Mr. Cruz desires. There is no way to forcibly deport all illegals who are here now. Its not even possible to deport a sizable percentage forcibly. But you can put policies in place (some by executive action, but most legislatively) to make it less attractive to be here illegally.
Milton Friedman once said that it isn’t necessary to elect the right people to do the right thing. It’s only necessary to create the environment to get even the wrong people to do the right thing.
The same can be said about employers and employees. If you create the right environment, then it will be unnecessary to deport the illegals. They will either deport themselves or they will stay at their own peril. If we stop the flow of illegals and make it unattractive for those who are here to continue to stay, then the problem will eventually fix itself.
Is it your assertion that as long as those who are illegal have to go through some procedure like registering with the government (as the DREAM Act requires) before they are granted visas, that is sufficient to avoid the label “amnesty”?