Don't Give them Amnesty
| Partamian here... M makes some good points and I have nothing against people who want to come here to work hard and make a good life for themselves. However, I think amnesty is a no-go. We need to tighten up our borders (Mexico and Canada) and the ports too (airports, all entry points). We need to start deporting illegal aliens now, while we are tightening up our borders. We need to enforce the current laws. Meanwhile... We can also, implement a guest worker program for those who want to come here... But they shouldn't already be here. Let's get serious... This amnesty thing is just going to encourage more people to come here illegally. Enforce the current laws first, make it harder to employ illegal workers. |
posted by Partamian at 2:22 PM
Comments on "Don't Give them Amnesty"
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M said ... (4:32 PM) :
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Barb said ... (9:15 PM) :
post a commentIt was interesting being in Mexico a few weeks ago and hearing that perspective on the Immigration issue. Apparently, money sent to Mexico from people working in the US is the second largest source of income for the country. It is so big that they have a cabinet-level position (like the secretary of commerce, etc.). Do you think they are going to so ANYTHING to stop or discourage this? (In case you had a doubt, the answer is "hell no." They may feign help temporarily to avoid other economic retribution but as soon as the magnifying glass moves elsewhere, it's full on again.)
If the issue here is US security, it doesn't matter if you deport people out of the country now or ever if it is easy for them to turn around and get right back in. Until the borders are secure, it is pointless to discuss anything else and a waste of resources to attempt to do so.
Once (if) the borders are secured, then you have to give people here an incentive to come forward because there is no way on earth the US government is going to be able to find them all. The only way you will ever know who is here who shouldn't be is to give them a reason to make themselves known, which could be done by setting a date and giving amnesty to everyone who registers before that date. I actually wouldn't even be opposed to a cash incentive to come forward. (heresey I know, but honestly, wouldn't it be cheaper in the long run?) After that, it's immediate deportation if you are caught here illegally.
I haven't seen a good or plausible solution yet, and the idea of amnesty doesn't make me proud. It makes me feel like the government is screwing people over and that life truly isn't fair. I think the end goal is the most important though... getting to the point where everyone in this country is accounted for and the only people coming here are those that have been invited or allowed. I am more concerned with the security from a medical perspective. Unregistered, illegal aliens pose a serious public health risk. I think there is significant damage being done to the people here from illegal drugs as well, and the border problem is certainly contributing to this problem. I am mildly concerned about WMD and the potential for violence to be done by people that made there way here unchecked. I hate that land owners in the southwest have their property violated and can't do anything about it. That, to me, is a violation of one of the fundatmental principles of this country, the right to own land and defend it.
All I'm saying is that right now, this country needs to lock the doors first. Once the entryways are controlled, then deal with the people on the inside. This should be done in a way that best protects the security of our country and our people and affords all people dignity by providing a path towards legitimacy.
M
I agree that we need to build the fence or wall, or whateve it takes, to get the southern border secure before we start shipping people back. We would need to do it in order to inrease security, whether we had millions of illegals already here or not. So start now, and get 'er done.
Simultaneously, start a Guest worker program, so we can provide some kind of accounting for the people who walk in now and going forward. And as we find the illegals, ship 'em back to the end of the line. The Guest worker 'visa' will expire in 60 days, unless continuously re-updated by the employer, with a special ability to have an employer make it, maybe, a 6-month or something like that.
The biggest failure we have now is not just finding them, we do find a lot, and ship 'em back. But we have to, absolutely MUST, stop them from walking back in as illegal as they did the last time. We need to bite the bullet and do it right.