On 3/28/06, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the issue could be solved by > > 1) making our borders secure, increasing border patrol and maybe even > national guard presence along with better fencing, walls etc.
How? We have a giant open border with Mexico. We have an even bigger open border with Canada. We have thousands of miles of coastline in the lower 48, and thousands more in Alaska. The vast majority of our borders are in very lightly populated areas with hostile terrain- mountains and deserts. "Securing the border" is a campaign slogan, that's all. We don't have the money, the manpower, or the political will to secure the border. Think about it this way. During the Cold War, the "Iron Curtain" countries went to extreme length to secure their borders- not to keep people out, but to keep people in. Despite those lengths, people still got out. The border between North and South Korea is the most heavily patrolled border in the world, and yet North Koreans sometimes get into South Korea. Is that the kind of border we want for our country? If people really thought it through, they would not want that. 2) making it more costly to enter the US illegally, after the borders are > secure. IE: Illegal immigration becomes a felony with automatic > deportation, > fines and/or jail time Deportation doesn't work. So we're going to take them in, feed and clothe them? As for fines, there are coming here because they are broke. How will they pay the fines? Are we going to institute debtors prison? Maybe we'll just put them to work and garnish their wages until they can pay off the fines- oh wait, we're trying to prevent them from working in this country, right? 3) The cost involved in rounding up, prosecuting and housing 11,000,000 > potential felons is astronomical, and probably close to impossible. Give > them a one-shot chance to make things right, they get their paperwork, > green > cards etc. Everyone that gets this chance goes into a "watch" database, as > potential security risk. > > If your caught in the US illegally, after that it's up to the courts. How do you propose to round up 11 million people who don't want to be caught? Where, exactly, would you put them? What about food? You are talking about a city the size of New York full of people. How would you get them all back across the border? What if they aren't Mexican, would you ship them all the way to Guatemala, or China? Who would deal with the logistics? -- --------------- Robert Munn www.funkymojo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201874 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
