Should Bush and the Dept of Homeland Security start consistently enforcing our immigration laws?

Question

The lack of border enforcement has led to silent amnesty over the last 20 years.

Answer 1

I do not think the existing laws are enforceable is going to solve the problem. Both parties have not enforced the laws because it is not a practical way to stop the problem. The problem is just too complex to solve by enforcing laws that have never been enforced.

Answer 2

Yes Super CHee, our immigration laws SHOULD be enforced. And the lack of border enforcement has led to to encourage the criminal activity for over the last 20 years, although I would disagree tht it is "silent" amnesty. Some are getting arrested and deported if caught , but I admit it is usually those who go on to commit further crimes.

And you look lovely in green, dear.

Answer 3

I don't think it will happen. What makes it different now from twenty years ago? Bush won't do it and I for one don't think it is not going to work even if they try. It never has, as much as "they" claim to have patrolled the border and various other ways that Immigrants have traveled to this country. WW

Answer 4

YES, President Busch and the dept of homeland security should do there jobs, and if I.C.E. can't do there job then the local law enforcement should. Also no one should rent to people without checking for I.D.

Answer 5

Honestly I feel it's too little too late.We have allowed this over 20 years and now have a situation which is extremely out of control.Most of our immigration laws were written over 50 years ago.They didn't include situations such as we have today.The laws need to be upgraded to cover not just today's needs but tomorrows as well.Or future generations will be having this same debate.

Answer 6

in keeping with threat if we carry the troops domicile we are able to shop them lively with the intention to guard our border from illegals. I do understand they arrive here for the yankee dream, yet crossing over the border illegally renders what criminal extraterrestrial beings who become voters as a pointless waste of time. each and every time some one tells me that illegals pay taxes and need to be here, I ask them with regard to the regulation, it is not significant to them. So why won't be in a position to I only throw a brick interior the window of a random save? nicely, this is unlawful. struggling with over seas does help in conserving terrorism removed from our very own soil. yet because of fact it is so 'unpopular' to maintain the wars going, we could shop our borders safeguard. we are able to start via shifting our troops out of South Korea, it may well be pointless to maintain maximum of there, on account that in a accepted conflict with North Korea, our troops may well be overrun in ninety minutes.

Answer 7

Bush do anything about the border?? Are you kidding? He likes it just fine the way it is.

It might take some actual thinking about this.. and so far.. no one has told him what to think or say or do.. so nothing is being done.. same as always.

No president ever has done anything.. and never will... Get started on your spanish lessons.. it will soon be a bi lingual country!

Answer 8

YES and here is how!!


Enforce employer sanctions. The law making it illegal to hire an illegal alien has been on the books since 1986, but has rarely been enforced. The government must implement a consistent policy of enforcement against employers that includes stiff fines and even criminal prosecution of employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and engage in document fraud or identity fraud. As jobs for illegal aliens dry up, many will return home voluntarily.

End document fraud and implement REAL ID. In 2004 Congress passed and the president signed legislation to secure our nation’s vital identity documents and records, known as REAL ID. Without secure, verifiable documents, preventing immigration fraud is impossible. REAL ID is being thwarted by bureaucratic foot-dragging as some state agencies claim they will not be able to comply until 2018. It took seven years from the time President Kennedy committed this nation to putting a man on the moon to the accomplishment of that goal. It is simply unacceptable that it should take twice that long to implement a program that secures our vital documents.

Implement an electronic employment verification system. A secure, verifiable work authorization system was called for in the 1986 immigration law and reinforced by legislation in 1996. While Congress did not specify a precise verification system, they have already twice authorized that one be developed. If credit card companies, banks and countless other private enterprises can run millions of verifications every single day from anywhere on the planet, there is no technological reason why we cannot have a system in place that verifies the eligibility of a much small number of people who get hired on any given day.

Construct the border security fence. In October 2006, President Bush signed a bill authorizing the construction of some 700 miles of fencing along our southern border. So far 11 miles have been built and the new congressional leadership has indicated that they may not fund the rest. Security fences are effective as part of an overall strategy that also removes the incentive to enter the country illegally.

Fully fund the Border Patrol. The current authorization for Border Patrol officers is 18,000 by the end of FY 2008. Congress must appropriate the funds to fully staff this vital component of our homeland security effort.

Fully fund border security technology. Congress has committed to a variety of technology-based security measures. Lighting, sensors, night vision devises and the like would vastly enhance the capability of the Border Patrol officers to detect, locate and apprehend illegal entrants. In addition, a data base that includes biometric information on all people apprehended entering the country illegally would allow border security agencies to better identify the people they apprehend.

Increase interior enforcement. Finding, apprehending and removing illegal aliens who are already in the interior of the country is a critical component to reducing the illegal population. Congress has authorized 7,000 agents to be dedicated to interior immigration enforcement. Like any other type of lawbreaker, immigration law violators must be aware that there is a chance the law will be enforced.

Increase cooperation with local law enforcement. In 1996, Congress passed and President Clinton signed a law authorizing training for local police in the area of immigration law enforcement. Wide implementation of this program would exponentially increase the ability of federal immigration authorities to find and remove illegal aliens.

Fund increases in detention facilities. Congress and the Bush Administration have repeatedly stated their commitment to ending the catch-and-release program for illegal immigrants from distant countries. Illegal aliens, when apprehended, must be detained until their deportation proceedings are completed, and then removed promptly if a deportation order is issued.

Increase deportations. Nobody claims that 12 or 15 million illegal aliens can be deported, but deportation must be a component of a comprehensive enforcement strategy. Existing laws already authorize the government to deport aliens who are in the country without authorization.

Fully implement the entry/exit system. A sizeable percentage of illegal aliens in the U.S. did not illegally sneak across the border. They arrived on valid visas and overstayed. In order to know who has overstayed a visa, we must have some record of who has left the country. Congress has already established a requirement that data be collected on people who enter the country and then matched with data as people leave the country. Congress can and must exercise oversight to ensure this program is fully and rapidly implemented.

Answer 9

Yes.

Answer 10

Yes- Illegals are criminals & we have enough of them already.