[PuNcH]

I do not think it warrants aspersions like "open borders" and "disregard for the law" because people disagree with you on how to EFFECTIVELY enforce the law.

Well that depends on how they want to handle it. Amnesty has proven it's ineffectiveness. Light amounts of border patrol has proven it's ineffectiveness. Your statements that illegal status is not itself a reason to deport or enforce the law is obviously ineffective. Your position supports open borders and in no way is a disagreement about how to enforce the law. It is a disregard for the law.

[hchutch]

Look at Post 244.

I want to DOUBLE the number of agents that the Gekas bill (of which I support all but four of the 50+ provisions it has, disagreement that I have outlined elsewhere on this thread). 16,000 more Border Patrol Agents, 4,000 more INS Inspectors.

That alone ought to put to rest your claim that I'd support "open borders" for any further discussion. The question is, what do we do about the ones that are here already? So, I say find the criminals and welfare sponges, and kick them out, but let the folks who are working here stay.

The ones who are here and working hard are much less of a threat to this country than the demagouges and hucksters demanding reparations for slavery.