Eisenhower deported illegals with less Border Patrols than we now have, would you support an?

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http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0706/p09s01-coop.html
Because political resistance was lower in California and Arizona, the roundup of aliens began there. Some 750 agents swept northward through agricultural areas with a goal of 1,000 apprehensions a day. By the end of July, over 50,000 aliens were caught in the two states. Another 488,000, fearing arrest, had fled the country.

By mid-July, the crackdown extended northward into Utah, Nevada, and Idaho, and eastward to Texas.

By September, 80,000 had been taken into custody in Texas, and an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 illegals had left the Lone Star State voluntarily.

Can we do it?
Several retired Border Patrol agents who took part in the 1950s effort, including Mr. Edwards, say much of what Swing did could be repeated today.

"Some say we cannot send 12 million illegals now in the United States back where they came from. Of course we can!" Edwards says.

Donald Coppock, who headed the Patrol from 1960 to 1973, says that if Swing and Ike were still running immigration enforcement, "they'd be on top of this in a minute."

WOULD YOU SUPPORT IT?

Answer 1

Well, 'of course we can' is right. Eisenhower treated it as a military logistics issue rather than a political issue, and as a logistical matter it really isn't all that hard. He had to wipe out the corruption and 'relationship' ideas that made officials codependant to the situation. However, we need a ban on sanctuary laws and real internal enforcement (meaning, yes you ask at hospitals etc, even if you do give the emergency care, and definitely you ask on traffic stops.)

Otherwise, who are we kidding?

WHATEVER happens with those here now, we are going to have to bite this bullet to cure the problem going forward.

Answer 2

Then on June 17, 1954, what was called "Operation *******" began. Because political resistance was lower in California and Arizona, the roundup of aliens began there. Some 750 agents swept northward through agricultural areas with a goal of 1,000 apprehensions a day. By the end of July, over 50,000 aliens were caught in the two states. Another 488,000, fearing arrest, had fled the country.

By mid-July, the crackdown extended northward into Utah, Nevada, and Idaho, and eastward to Texas.

By September, 80,000 had been taken into custody in Texas, and an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 illegals had left the Lone Star State voluntarily.

Unlike today, Mexicans caught in the roundup were not simply released at the border, where they could easily reenter the US. To discourage their return, Swing arranged for buses and trains to take many aliens deep within Mexico before being set free.

Tens of thousands more were put aboard two hired ships, the Emancipation and the Mercurio. The ships ferried the aliens from Port Isabel, Texas, to Vera Cruz, Mexico, more than 500 miles south.

The sea voyage was "a rough trip, and they did not like it," says Don Coppock, who worked his way up from Border Patrolman in 1941 to eventually head the Border Patrol from 1960 to 1973.

Mr. Coppock says he "cannot understand why [President] Bush let [today's] problem get away from him as it has. I guess it was his compassionate conservatism, and trying to please [Mexican President] Vincente Fox."

There are now said to be 12 million to 20 million illegal aliens in the US. Of the Mexicans who live here, an estimated 85 percent are here illegally.

Border Patrol vets offer tips on curbing illegal immigration
One day in 1954, Border Patrol agent Walt Edwards picked up a newspaper in Big Spring, Texas, and saw some startling news. The government was launching an all-out drive to oust illegal aliens from the United States.

The orders came straight from the top, where the new president, Dwight Eisenhower, had put a former West Point classmate, Gen. Joseph Swing, in charge of immigration enforcement.

General Swing's fast-moving campaign soon secured America's borders - an accomplishment no other president has since equaled. Illegal migration had dropped 95 percent by the late 1950s.

Several retired Border Patrol agents who took part in the 1950s effort, including Mr. Edwards, say much of what Swing did could be repeated today.

"Some say we cannot send 12 million illegals now in the United States back where they came from. Of course we can!" Edwards says.

Donald Coppock, who headed the Patrol from 1960 to 1973, says that if Swing and Ike were still running immigration enforcement, "they'd be on top of this in a minute."

William Chambers, another '50s veteran, agrees. "They could do a pretty good job" sealing the border.

Edwards says: "When we start enforcing the law, these various businesses are, on their own, going to replace their [illegal] workforce with a legal workforce."

While Congress debates building a fence on the border, these veterans say other actions should have higher priority.

1. End the current practice of taking captured Mexican aliens to the border and releasing them. Instead, deport them deep into Mexico, where return to the US would be more costly.

2. Crack down hard on employers who hire illegals. Without jobs, the aliens won't come.

3. End "catch and release" for non-Mexican aliens. It is common for illegal migrants not from Mexico to be set free after their arrest if they promise to appear later before a judge. Few show up.

The Patrol veterans say enforcement could also be aided by a legalized guest- worker program that permits Mexicans to register in their country for temporary jobs in the US. Eisenhower's team ran such a program. It permitted up to 400,000 Mexicans a year to enter the US for various agriculture jobs that lasted for 12 to 52 weeks.

Answer 3

There weren't somewhere between 12 and 20 million illegal immigrants in Eisenhower's day. What we see now is 'fallout' from 1986's amnesty, which was still Reagan-era back then, it was supposed to be the magic answer that ended all of this, with increased border security etc. Well, Mexico sure profited by THAT, and what Mexico would like now is MORE, please. A LOT more. As in 'you won't be driving that, will you'? LOL

It's time to get a 'reality check' on the state of affairs in america today re: illegal immigration, and frankly, empowering each and every US citizen to act in complementary fashion to their respective police departments is neither out of the question, nor impossible. We live in the Digital Age, and as far as I know, citizen's arrest is still permissible. Therefore, given that we've got 280 million citizens, and +-20 million 'guests' of indeterminate origin, could be that what we really need is just a national focus on prohibiting the employment or residency in our country of illegal aliens. We can help other countries, but first we kind of need to consider helping ourselves in terms of 'keeping it legal' in terms of immigration and hiring etc.

Answer 4

They didn't allow corporations to advertise in Mexico for workers and they find them too. Yes we could do it . The ones that want the illegals here , use that as an excuse .
Both party's think they will get illegals as a block to register and vote for them .
I have news for them , you can't vote unless your an American Citizen or they cheat and that's happened before !

Answer 5

less people from 1952-60
America is 100% full of immigrants
why stop now
at the current birth rate Japan will cease to exist in 30 years

Answer 6

Deporting Mexicans is easy, but illegals come from all continents and just the plane ticket for those from Asia and Europe costs on an average $ 1000. Plus, if you were to deport slave workers, who's gonna do your dirty jobs? You'll have to import us back in.
You can't afford to spend BILLIONS on deportation. Noone is even discussing deportation anymore.

Answer 7

you have ISSUES you are a damn RACIST don't you know that god created all the same, we are all brothers and sisters(black,white,brown,Chinese, god loves us the same I noticed that all your question's and answers are against illegals, why you don't give a pray for piece in the world instead of been fighting over illegals .
god bless you PS .( by the way I'm illegal)

Answer 8

80K taken into custody. How many were actually deported? And how many of those were not deported because they were legal?

500K to 700K left. How many of them came bake a year later?

Numbers are meaningless unless put into context.

And 80 thousand is still a lot less than 16,000 thousand. In fact, 1/200th.

Answer 9

never happen......both parties want latino votes......why i dont know,, there are so many american votes to be gained by sending them home.......

Answer 10

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