It looks like many people lump all immigrants into the same category. They are not ALL causing trouble for the USA. We should deport the ones that turn to criminal activity, (I don't mean just breaking the law of entering the country illegally; I mean if they start to assault, rob, get into gangs, start dog fights, etc.) We can't deport the U.S. citizens that are career criminals (unfortunately), but the law that deports immigrants that are felons could be tightened to include some misdemeanors, too.
Unfortunately they'll probably spend months thinking of a simple solution that considers all immigrants the same. This all-or-nothing thinking is why there's a lack of wisdom in our legal system today.
Those who say illegal immigrants don't pay taxes have forgotten about sales tax, gasoline tax, tobacco tax, etc.
Those who point at immigrants for all the problems are really narrow. Point at "outsourcing" for a while. Big corps screw us more than immigrants.
2007-06-20 01:04:30 · 20 answers · asked by topink 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I can see some of you are the "all or nothing" thinkers that say to "just deport them all, they're all felons." Technically you're right, but being realistic, as Judge Judy said yesterday on Larry King, "How are we going to round up 12 million people and who's to pay for their capture and departure." (Paraphrased, not exact quote) I'm just offering a practical suggestion of where to start.
A parallel is to take any law that's frequently broken, for example drugs, and say, It's more important to seriously punish the big dealers and spend resources catching them, than to catch every little person who has a little bag of weed at home and teach them a lesson while the ones with the guns go free.
It's setting priorities, and that's something a big city person who deals with thousands of people can best understand.
2007-06-20 01:40:12 · update #1
Two more parallels for the black and white thinkers out there:
If you get in an accident and have cuts and scratches all over you, don't you first treat the places losing the most blood or do you just get in the shower and wash all the blood down the drain?
Another parallel: If you and your family were sinking in the ocean, and you see there's a big ship nearby where you might have a chance to survive, you'd do all you could to get on it, and if the captain (GW Bush) for 6 years has not made it nearly impossible to get in unnoticed (fence, for example), let's let you be the volunteers to line up and throw these families back into the sea, since you care so much about children and families.
2007-06-20 01:56:16 · update #2
Good Point. If only we could get enough voices behind this idea to make it a workable solution.
Then we can let as many people in legally as are really needed and not what some arbitrary quota says. That way we can screen everyone.
Too bad the extremists on both sides are winning.
2007-06-20 01:33:22 · answer #1 · answered by DANIEL P R 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Each and every one of them broke too many laws to list in getting here and staying here.
Every illegal you see working is putting an Americans out of work.
Should we let the rest of the criminals that DID have to pay the price for breaking the law loose? After all most of the criminals I've read about were "looking for a better life"
By the way Americans stopped this illegal immigration bill in it's tracks twice now.
We do not need reform just enforcement.
2007-06-20 01:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with you on this.And there is a way to do it.I'm a U S citizen with one speeding ticket in my whole life.Probably just lucky.But other than that I have no other offenses.I would say if any illegal has a felony they should be deported.Over 3 misdemeaners they should be deported because they are now habitual in my eyes.Kind of like the 3 strikes you're out law.
2007-06-20 02:05:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is one man who has a simple solution.
See the "Ten Simple, Direct Steps to a Legal American Immigration System" at the Boortz blog.
2007-06-20 01:17:03 · answer #4 · answered by Zee HatMan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say "Bravo". This is a great idea. Close the borders. Get rid of the criminals (ie. those who have committed felonies) and make the illegals here legal so we can track them just like we do every other American Citizen.
2007-06-20 01:19:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Immigration does not seem to be under control , so I think the government are unable to do this at least in the UK, it is open borders and anyone who complains is a called racist
2007-06-20 05:08:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone who has entered the country illegally has committed a felony - making them all criminals.
When my grandparents came here they had to apply ahead of time, get a sponsor, have a job, pay a fee, be on probation, and they were watched over.
The illegals bypass all of that - my grandparents always spoke english, I know a mexican who has been here 40 years and does not now a word of english
2007-06-20 01:15:30 · answer #7 · answered by startrektosnewenterpriselovethem 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Twelve Americans are murdered every day by illegals. Another 13 are killed by drunk driving illegals with no insurance or drivers license.
The only way to separate the large number of scum from the good people is to secure the border.
Build the fence now.
2007-06-20 01:12:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
Your attitude toward this is why we're in this mess in the first place. We have laws so that any one issue can't be made into a question, so that it makes the problem escalate to a unmanagable level.
They are all criminals according to our law regardless of how "reasonable" they are, therefore they all must go. I don't get a pass for a speeding ticket because I'm reasonable.
2007-06-20 01:10:06 · answer #9 · answered by baby1 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
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2015-09-21 17:23:13 · answer #10 · answered by Tonja 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋