Without judgment as to right or wrong do you think it possible to deport 12 million people out of US?

Question

Congress is debating options to deal with illegal immigation. Is mass deportation a viable option? How would it be done? How long would it take? Just curious about what others think.

Answer 1

The way it looks, the law makers Lawyers and money people want them here.They work cheap, they keep money flowing and and gets rich people richer,The American Way,right?We should make the"FREE STUFF"lines larger, give everything away that all the hard working American people have worked for.Then we'll go to there native land (swill hole)and start a" New America". Which in 100yrs they will migrate to.That way our childrens children,can give all there sh**.to there kids.Lets have the U.S. just take care of the freakin World

Answer 2

I actually think it would be very possible. It won't be easy, but with the cooperation of the citizens of this country, I do believe that it is a viable option.

First of all, it would entail everyone sending in their I-9 forms into the government, and then the government dispatching "agents" to the businesses to match the forms with the employees. If the employee has no I-9, then they would have to produce immediate proof they are legal to work in the United States. If they can't, then bye-bye. It would also be a part of the employer to produce a home address for the illegal employee so they could go to their home and remove all of illegal status at the home. If there is a baby/kid that was born here, oh well. I don't think being born in this country should automatically give you the right to citizenship. The birth, if the parents are illegal, is the result of a criminal act. In a court of law, that doesn't hold up for any other crime. Why should it for this one?

It will cost tons of money, take a lot of man power, and it won't be easy. But I do feel that it is something that could be done. Another thing could be to go by school records. If the parents of children can't prove they are in this country legally, then they - along with the kid - are packed up and shipped out. Again, it will take work, but it is possible.

I do think it will impact the economy at first, but we will bounce back (we always do).

Answer 3

Well, first you gotta find them. 12 million is MORE that the total population of Colorado, Nevada and Arizona combined and more than the population of the country of Denmark. That task alone is impossible.

But, if you started rounding them up, where would you put them while you were processing them. How many new jails would have to be built...how many law enforcement officers,immigration officials and security people would have to be hired.

Then, of course, there is the task of transporting them from where they are back to where they came from. How many buses, how many airlines seats or planes would we need. How much money would the taxpayers have to shell out for airline and bus tickets for the "criminal" and his or her escort.

Then, while you are busy deporting them for the next 10 or 12 years, their relatives are coming in. When you return him or her, he or she will only turn around and come back.

The problem is at the borders where they come in. Not enough border agents, not enough monitoring of the borders. But the biggest problem is the companies that hire them. It is against the law to hire undocumented workers and always has been.

So, if the government would enforce the laws already on the books by stopping the illegal hiring by arresting, fining and closing down those businesses who hire them, the problem would be solved in a heartbeat. That will never happen. Big corporations, meat packers, agribusiness, sewing factories, farmers and otherd depend on this cheap labor force....and the government knows it. They have done nothing for 60 years! And, they aren't about to start now.

Answer 4

OK so 12 million seems like a larg number - but how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time...break that 12 million down by state, then county then city. It isn't like we need to spread the resources to accomplish this task evenly across the US. Start forcing our cities to stop welcoming illegals. What is this new term? Sancturary city? How many of us live in a city that has begun to call themselves that? Didn't you elect these people that are doing this? Why is it that the governement is geting away with being so afraid of them? This is OUR country we can make the rules. When are we going to do it? We need to start screaming louder IN PUBLIC about this. The same way they are. Why aren't our voices being heard? Because we aren't screaming loudly enough where it matters....let them realize how many votes they will lose from LEGAL voters..

Not only that but SUPPORT the border patrol....does anybody remember those 2 agents that are in jail right now because they shot a drug smuggler coming across the border? Why is it that they are in jail?

How about we start supporting the organization that patrols the border on their own?

We aren't talking about being racist, that is what they want everyone to think to take the focus off of their crime.

Answer 5

Its not practical but anything is always possible. To carry out such a plan would be like trying to plug a worn out dam. You plug one hole and pump out the water and another hole pops open and the same water that you just pumped out comes rushing in again. The problem has grown to such proportions because it was not effectively managed at the start - and it only grows worse each day. We are in very real danger of losing complete control of our country. The ultimate solution has to start at the beginning of the "pipeline." Mexico, which is the main source of illegals, must provide the incentive for their people to stay home. Another action that we should implement immediately is stiff penalties against any American company that hires illegals. Penalties must be so harsh that there is no second offense. Jail sentences for employers on the first offense would have a dramatic effect. Dry up that source and we will see the rate of illegals slow. Deny any and all health and social benefits to illegals. Enforce laws regard identity theft and the sale of false documents. Harsh actions for a harsh situation. While all of this seems to be closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out - we have to do something and these steps are as good as any to start with.

Answer 6

Its amazing that Congress can't put their collective brains together and find a REAL solution to the ILLEGAL immigrant problem.
The first priority, should be to secure the borders, and stop the flow coming in.
That is the only thing they should be debating right now. Period.

Why does Congress and the President think that there has to be a COMPREHENSIVE REFORM of our immigration laws.

Here is what I say to CONGRESS. Secure the borders, prove you can at least do that much. Then when you show us that you are serious, then ask the PEOPLE for permission to issue work visas. It is not their sole decision. It is up to the people. We are the DECIDERS in AMerica. not big business, not special interest groups, the people!!!!!

Answer 7

sure is possible but the congress they will never agree
to spend $289 billion to deport 12 million of illegal immigrants
then they have to deal with million of lawsuit against
the congress for violation of human rights
and even the congress begin to deport them
it would take years

in other hands legalized 12 million illegal immigrants
for the congress is 12 million of new taxpayer
plus 12 million of new voters...

so deport 12 million of illegal immigrants is possible
but is inconvenient for our government...

Answer 8

Is it possible, absolutely.
Mass deportation is not viable.
It should be done on a case by case basis. Catch one, deport one and fine the Mexican government or whatever country they are from. Force their government to start paying for it's citizens crimes.

We are basically all in favor of legal immigration. We should catch them, fine their country, send them home, let them apply for legal immigration if they want to be here.

If their country can't keep it's citizens in it's borders, we should charge their government fines to cover a portion of the costs of border control. Why should our taxes be paying the whole bill?

..and all the guest worker program amounts to is importing slaves. Humans worked very hard with nothing to show for it but barely enough to scrape by on. The guest worker program also forces other companies to lower wages to compete with the companies that use these hired slaves.

Answer 9

Of course it's possible. It's a matter of will and assigning the resources to round up the perps. In my view, however, we shouldn't bother. We should do 2 things. #1 - if you are born in the US and neither of your parents is a citizen, then you are not a citizen. #2 - absolutely nothing - let them remain in an indefinite limbo as non-citizens, always wondering when the INS will swoop in and send them back to wherever they came from. And as to all this blather about no amnesty because of an $8,000 penalty I say BS. Half the world would be falling all over themselves to walk into the US illegally if they knew it would only cost them 8 grand. Some of these people pay many thousands to human smugglers to come here in banana containers as it is.

Answer 10

good topic to bring up ive been wondering this myself..

i think that we shouldnt deport ALL of them but just mainly the ones that cause problem do high demand jobs for low wages

and i live in NC and within the year there hads to have been at least 4 or 5 wrecks with a drunk ILLEGAL imigrant that has killed 1 OR MORE!!