When Senators say "we have to compromise on Immigration" is it another way of saying reward illegal actions?

Question

This year lawmakers are engaging in a delicate balancing act to write a law supported by majority Democrats, who want a path to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, while satisfying conservative Republicans, like Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl who do not want amnesty and say they do not want to reward illegal immigrants by giving them an easy path to citizenship.

How can you rationally reward people for one illegal act while imprisoning others ?
How is that equal treatment for all?

Is it asking too much for people to abide by the law?

The Senate is to meet the last 2 weeks of May on this issue -- How about letting your Senator know what your opinion is on this issue ?

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Answer 1

Yes that is what they did in the 1980's. Talk tough then grant amnesty. It is asking too much of abiding by the law when businesses profit from illegals and poliricians are currying the Hispanic vote. So we are gonna get Amnesty and when this problem comes around again amnesty will be the solution backed by "tough talk." It's the American way!

Answer 2

Apparently, it is too much to ask to follow the laws if you are a law abiding citizen, but if you are a law breaker, it has become easier to claim your rights (which you don't really have) and get them, rather than enforce the laws that are in place.

The trouble with this way of thinking is, the more we do it, the less our laws actually able to be defended. The less we can defend our laws, the more lawless we will become. Since we are a country of laws, that is a good way to destroy America, and our society. We need to enforce our laws, no matter how hard it is, rather than change them so it isn't so difficult. There was a reason for the laws in the first place. We need to get back to those reasons, because they were good.

-Robert-
http://elwoodin.wordpress.com

Answer 3

Look.. we all no the illegal immigrants should not be here. We are not tough because no drastically bad act has been visibile to the public as a whole. Wait til nukes make it across the border, I bet you'll see us secure the borders then!! Its unfortunate that it would take such an action before politicians actually do something. I'm a Bush supporter but I feel even he hasn't done enough. I disagree with his stance on the issue.

Answer 4

I have always supported both President Bushes in everything they did with the exception of immigration.

It angers me that President Bush and other elected officials would attempt to deceive the citizens of this country with word play and plain deception.

First of all, the 12 million illegal aliens can be deported if the field agents are allowed to enforce the laws that are already on the books. Right now while claiming to want to enforce immigration laws, DHS is putting up as many artificial obstacles as possible. Border Patrol Agents are being singled out for prosecution in questionable circumstances. An ICE agent can go arrest a major drug dealer with minimal Headquarters interference. But to do a simple worksite enforcement operation requires their Headquarters' approval (and interference) well in advance.

The illegal aliens are not wanting to go to the front of the line for citizenship. They are wanting to go to the front of the line for residency. To allow them to do so would be a slap in the face of the millions of lawful foreigners who have filed out the forms, paid their fees, and are waiting their turn to come here legally.

US Citizens and lawful permanent residents have been employed at every ICE raid. So the deception of "jobs that Americans do not WANT to do" ignores the fact that Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents actually do the jobs that illegal aliens steal.

The Immigration laws as they are now has "Guest Worker" programs. There are numerous temporary working visas such as the H, L, R, O, etc. Millions of aliens come to the USA legally to work temporarily or to stay permanently.

How about extending the ban of "Catch and Release" to the interior instead of just at the border?

So whenever a politician says something about the need for "Comprehensive Immigration Reform" listen closely to what they are saying and you will catch the deception and word play.

Answer 5

I agree with you that there should be no path for illegal aliens to obtain citizenship from within the US. They need to return to their country of origin and attempt a legal immigration path.

The left wing is endorsing an amnesty path because they believe the task of apprehending and deporting the millions of illegals, along with securing our borders and ports of entry is too monumental to formulate a plan for success. (Kind of the same way they feel about the Iraq situation.) So the amnesty program is their surrender plan.

First they need to authorize legislation and provide the means and resources to secure our borders and ports of entry. We must stop the invasion before we can deal with the insurgents in the US.

Then we need to pass and enforce strict legislation with severe penalties for employers who employ illegal aliens. If we make it econonomically disadvantageous to employ illegals, then employers will quit the practice and become legitimate business operators, employing those who are here legally and US citizens only.

We need to pass legislation making English the official language of the United States and return to the requirement that a person must read, write and speak english to become a citizen. There is nothing more disheartening than when I read a help wanted ad for a sales clerk at a Retailer in downtown El Paso, Texas, USA that stated ENGLISH NOT REQUIRED. Those that want to be US Citizens should want to be AMERICANS and assimilate to the AMERICAN culture, we should not be required to assimilate to the culture of a foreign nation.

I agree with your urging our citizens to contact their representatives and let them know that you do not support the concept of rewarding people who violated our laws by giving them citizenship.

Answer 6

That is exactly what they mean when they say "compromise". They are asking you to overlook the fact they they are compromising the safety, security and economic future of American taxpayers. Let them know that you are not going to stand for it. Let them know that your vote can't be bought and sold like theirs.

(I'm probably preaching to the choir in your case, but for the sake of others who read this...)

Before you bother to call your Senators and Representatives in Washington, take the time to register to vote, and take a friend with you to register too. Before the staffers and aides of your Congressmen will hear what you have to say, they want to know who you are and what your address is. They are checking two things, first are you a resident of their district, and second are you REGISTERED to vote.

Follow up your calls to Washington with calls to your state and local government offices and elected representatives. Ask them to support your stance against illegal immigration and rewarding bad behavior by calling their counterparts in Washington and demanding that they follow the wishes of their constituents at home.

Answer 7

Yes, the senators are using doublespeak to try to justify rewarding illegal acts.

But what we really need to do is crack down on the businesses that HIRE the illegals.

If they weren't making money here, they wouldn't be coming here.

But the senators are in the pockets of the businesses, so that's not likely to happen.

Answer 8

I always thought the law should be applied equally , but this is not reality, those with the wealth get the laws they want and everyone else has to live by them. How many of the wealthy in California get busted for smoking weed or getting their drugs via the drug store?

Answer 9

I agree with you completely. If an act is against the law then the person performing that act is a criminal. People that enter our boarders without following the legal procedures are breaking the law; they are criminals. This applies to every man, woman and child who is old enough to understand law.

Mitigate the emotional issues but do not allow people to break the law. If we do this then our laws mean nothing and if our laws mean nothing then we, as a country, mean nothing.

Answer 10

Unlawful Entry is a CRIME. America love it or leave it. Unlawful Entry is a CRIME. Leave it Now. Zero tolerance for immigration-law violators! No amnesty, no "stealth-amnesty." No "change of status," marriage fraud, "exceptional leave to remain," no "Temporary Protected Status." If you break the law, depart or be deported. Illegal aliens kill more US citizens each year than the war in Iraq has killed in four years. Apologists for illegal immigration like to paint it as a victimless crime. But in fact, illegal immigration causes substantial harm to American citizens and legal immigrants, particularly those in the most vulnerable sectors of our population--the poor, minorities, and children. Additionally, job competition by waves of illegal immigrants willing to work at substandard wages and working conditions depresses the wages of American workers, hitting hardest at minority workers and those without high school degrees. Illegal immigration also contributes to the dramatic population growth overwhelming communities across America--crowding school classrooms, consuming already limited affordable housing, and straining precious natural resources like water, energy, and forestland. Taxpayers are being forced to pay for the free health care, education, and other welfare programs being given to illegal aliens; Those tax dollars could be given back to U.S. taxpayers or used to keep our borders secure; They may be here illegally, but they sure know how to "work the system" to collect "free" medical care, "free" education, "free" food, Section 8 housing vouchers and other housing assistance, and hundreds of other social services. It costs citizens additional hundreds of billions of tax dollars at every level: local, state, and federal. It gobbles up billions of our charitable contributions. And much of that money ends up siphoned out of our economy and into offshore accounts. Illegal aliens, over half of whom work "under the table" with neither job nor income reported (nor taxed), are not counted as employed or unemployed. But some of those day-labor and off-the-books "job-lets" would be "real" jobs - available to American citizen job-seekers - if employment regulations were enforced. Illegal aliens can get away with tax evasion, et al., which citizens cannot. In short, we have too many workforce entrants and too few jobs created. The ratio works out to roughly 7-10 workforce entrants per job created. If all illegal aliens depart or are deported, all legal immigration halted, and all temporary employment visas abolished, we still have a problem with more US-born workforce entrants than new jobs created. Illegal immigration damages our country and our citizens every day at every level. And not even the attacks of 2/26 and 9/11 have awakened many Americans to the vast dangers illegal immigration poses to our selves, our families, our communities, our society, our values, our principles, our civilization. Zero Tolerance for Immigration-Law Violators! We must remember the lessons of 2/26, 9/11, and the costs we bear every single day. God Bless the U S A !