Those people should be punished for selling drugs and stealing, not for crossing an imaginary line for the chance to do honest work.
Honest work implies that they come here LEGALLY on a visa to work.They did not do that,so they are not doing honest work.
The vast undocumented workers are not criminals,and the few who are should not be a determining factor in our immigration policy. We have a very effective criminal law system to deal with undocumented workers that commit crimes.
Illegals are criminals. They have committed a crime.
Illegal Immigration IS A CRIME!
Under Title 8 Section 1325 of the U.S. Code, "Improper Entry by Alien," any citizen of any country other than the United States who:
* Enters or attempts to enter the United States at any time or place other than as designated by immigration officers; or
* Eludes examination or inspection by immigration officers; or
* Attempts to enter or obtains entry to the United States by a willfully false or misleading representation or the willful concealment of a material fact;
has committed a federal crime.
Violations are punishable by criminal fines and imprisonment for up to six months. Repeat offenses can bring up to two years in prison. Additional civil fines may be imposed at the discretion of immigration judges, but civil fines do not negate the criminal sanctions or nature of the offense.
The undocumented workers who commit no crimes, and only perform honest work, should be encouraged to do so. That is just good economic sense.
Illegal immigration is a crime.Therefore illegals are criminals. They fact they are here illegally and here illegally working means that they are not performing honest work.
Considering that these immigrants bring a net gain to our economy, and the few of them who do commit crimes are readily dealt with by our criminal system,
If tax payers have to spend 4-5 billion on them how is it a gain?
http://www.debatepolitics.com/immig...gals-getting-state-services.html?daysprune=-1
there is no reason to make it harder for them to come here, stay here, and do honest work here.
There are plenty of reasons. Besides that don't poor people in other countries other than besides those south of our border deserve just as much of a chance to come here?
Frankly, I think it is pretty despicable to get in their way
There are legal routes for these people to come here here legally.
; it hurts us and them, and stinks of xenophobia.
xenophobia? How so? I do not think any one has said immigration needs to be completely cut off and that we should deport people who have legally came here.
Seeing how you like to use the dishonest term of "undocumented workers" instead of "illegals", "illegal alien" or "illegal immigrant" what do you call people who come here illegally but do not work?