Posted on 02/16/2002 8:28:04 AM PST by Sabertooth
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Every time an illegal alien sets foot in America he or she is a knowing burglar, breaking and entering across our borders, violating our laws. They are also squatters, attempting to colonize our land and our nation. Every moment of their presence in our country is an ongoing criminal act. It is also illegal for a them to work here, so every cent these alien invaders take is done so illegally as is ever dollar of unearned subsides they're able to defraud from American taxpayers. Thus, all of the proceeds of the illegals' inhabitation of the United States are the ill-gotten gains of an ongoing criminal enterprise. As such, they ought to be treated like the proceeds of any other criminal enterprise, from fraud to theft to drug dealing to racketeering The assets of illegal aliens should be subject to total forfeiture. They are criminals, there is no moral reason why not. Therefore, a solution to much of our nation's problems with these international burglars resolves into focus |
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Amnesty for illegal aliens was tried in 1986, with a bipartisan bill that was signed into law by President Reagan. 2.7 million illegals were able to get green cards in a one-time only program. That amnesty would only happen once was an integral part of the bargain the federal government struck with the American people, who have always opposed illegal immigration by large margins. The other part of the bargain was a promise of effective law enforcement against future illegals. The craven betrayal of this promise to the American people is bipartisan. Presidents Reagan, Bush the Elder, and Clinton all ignored the problem of illegals, as did both parties in Congress with the lone exception of the Republicans in 1996. Key to this failure has been the unwillingness of the federal government to deport illegals, as the law provides, in large numbers from the interior of our country. Without deportation, there will be no solution to illegal immigration. Now that the cancer of illegals has metastasized to 12 million and growing, many of these same politicians suggest that the solution to their malfeasance of duty is some new form of amnesty "Nevermind the earlier deal with the American people, the problem is now too big for our laws to solve, we must Surrender." Their condescending gall is like that of death row lawyers who run out of appeals, and then suggest that execution after 15 years is cruel and unusual punishment. Any unpleasantness resulting from the delay is entirely the onus of our elected officials to bear. The American people never wanted their laws not to be enforced. Even the current White House of President George W. Bush is sending such signals with their periodic trial balloons about "normalizing undocumented workers" and "making their work legal." This is as much as saying "Because we broke our promise to enforce the law against illegal aliens, we have no choice to break our promise that amnesty would happen only once." Bunk.
We are told incessantly by these same spineless, duplicitous politicians from both parties how the problem of illegal immigration is intractable Much as many of those same cowards once described the problem of terrorism. Winning changes things, doesn't it? It's time to fight and win the battle against the illegal invaders, all 12 million-plus of them. We don't need to round them all up; we simply enact the appropriate and fully Constitutional legislation, and serve the aliens notice: "Be gone in 90 days. If you aren't, all of the proceeds of your criminal presence in the United States will be subject to total asset forfeiture." This will be the disincentive to their ongoing invasion. |
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Some will leave, and some won't. After 90 days, we round up a few hundred thousand of them. That should be enough time to hire the manpower to process the invaders. Then we take all they own within our borders, recycle it into INS coffers, and send them swiftly back to their own countries, whether China, Mexico, Ireland, or wherever, with no profit for their illegal efforts. The other 12 million illegals will take heed. Step aside, and watch the stampede. It will only get easier
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What use is the War on Terror if we Surrender on Soveriegnty?
Remove the cause of illegal immigration by destroying the culture of hiring illegals and they will export themselves.
There are new rules in So. Cal...they may not go "looking " for the illegals..they sit and "wait " at check points for the illegals to come to them..they also can not persue more than a mile (I believe that is the distance ..if they happen to see them). Our " border patrol " is a joke..it is fashioned as an open border policy by this administration .(We are simply paying salaries for agents that have their hands tied behind their backs..)It is a game .
Remove the cause of illegal immigration by destroying the culture of hiring illegals and they will export themselves.
I would enforce the current laws against employers who hire illegals with extreme prejudice. But we need to attack both sides of the invasion equation... The illegals need to be treated as such.
What's silly about that?
The premise on which I'm advocating asset forfeiture for illegals is that we can define all of their assets as being illegal proceeds. I'm for strict enforcement against rogue employers, but can we apply the same "criminal enterprise" premise to them?
Suggestion for new Republican slogan:
The Rule of Law
The GOP Pretends Louder
Now, since our government sees fit to treat us peons like this over something as minor as a single pot plant, don't you think it is appropriate for the government to use this tactic against employers who hire illegals? Aren't they choosing to be making their money in a criminal enterprise by hiring illegals? Sounds to me like these employers just might be in violation of RICO statutes.
Rub my hands and cackle as the welfare rolls shrank.
Once they're empty, we can make up for any shortfalls by adjusting legal immigration.
Oh man, don't ever forget the old adage "truth purchases hatred". The Bushies are going to flaming you but good now. Hope you brought your asbestos undies!
Your analogy is appropriate, but I feel much of the government's seizure policies in the drug war are excessive and wrong, so I'd be disinclined to pursue that principle against the employers of illegals... at least as a matter of general policy.
However, more finely-tuned asset forfeiture policies both against egregious illegal employers and drug kingpins would be welcome improvements.
You talking about the "Protest too much" Brigade?
Funny what reflexes a touched nerve will jerk.
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