May 31 2007
The immigration bill revisited briefly: My skepticism is growing
I will try to take more time later to illustrate my reasons, but my wait and see attitude is waning, and my support is dwindling for the bill.
Listening to the radio I have to agree with both of the Commentators. Ken Schram notes that doing anything without securing the border cutting off the influx of illegal immigrants is a wasted effort. He is partially correct. Border security is something I am very upset about. All these years and nothing has been done beyond a wisp of a fence.
But he is only partially right. Cutting off the source is fine, and necessary, but it does no good unless you deal with the people here already. You also have to consider that no fence on the southern border is proof against all illegal incursions, and there is also a very porous northern border, as well as a couple of wet ones to the east and west.
So to deal with the people here, you can make suggestions of amnesty and all that, but the first line of defense and enforcement has to be in the work place.
Put simply, in deference to Possum, if there are no jobs, there is no reason to stay or even to come.
The laws are clear about hiring illegals, so enforce them and enforce them harshly. Maybe if a few businesses are ruined by the practices of the employers they will all learn.
Extreme? I don’t think so. Businesses get shut down for other criminal activity, particularly tax evasion and such, so how is this not as important?
John Carlson, the other half of the radio team suggested a multi shot approach. Make a law about employers, pass it and then move on to the next aspect as opposed to trying to do it all in one bill.
Such mass effort bills always become so complex and unenforceable they are a waste of time.
And I still support the concept of “caught once illegally, blacklisted from citizenship for life.”
And one other thing must be mentioned. Anchor babies needs to be dealt with. Maybe grant those babies dual citizenship, but make it effective when they are adults.
Just my 2 cents, Straight Up.
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