Yes, but it doesn't change the fact that it's both fundamentally wrong and illegal to be here illegally. I understand your point though, but it does seem that you feel / are suggesting that our laws are somewhat draconian. How about working across the aisle to revise immigration laws, making them both easier to understand and enforce? I feel that making changes to the immigration laws (as immigration is a federal issue), followed by enforcing the laws, would work better, versus this selective enforcement in individual cities or states. Federal immigration / ICE would have the enforcement freedom on case-by-case bases.
But it does violate federal law. And where do we "draw the line", so to speak? Tax fraud, medicare fraud, fake drivers licenses, and a variety of derivatives based on paper-generated "assets" are all "paperwork" violations. I'm not saying deporting people for the sake of deporting them, but it's the reason we have an immigration policy and associated laws. They should either be enforced throughout the nation, or if one feels they are wrong, then they should be adjusted and enforced. Selected enforcement is the problem.
True, but what is the reason they fill this unmet need? There are plenty of people on basically generational welfare. Put our citizens back to work!
And I understand many are here to be able to give their children better lives. I see it all the time throughout Asian countries, with the huge amounts of SE Asian maids that make more as domestic helpers than as doctors or lawyers back home. But that doesn't mean you grant them (or their children born in the US) citizenship, which is par for the course throughout the world. I feel that those that are here to work and follow the laws (except for entering illegally) should be granted some sort of "amnesty" via some kind of worker's visa, that can be extended annually or at other time frames. Instead of just letting it slide, or mass handing out citizenship.
Very much agree.
One reason many people I know, including myself, are so against any kind of amnesty is because of the hurdles we had to go through to immigrate. We followed all the rules, regulations, and waited our turn (even though it was the supposedly "easy" method). Yet people can break the laws of the land and STILL have it easier for college admissions, credit cards, loans, whatnot. All the years waiting, crap ton of paperwork and lawyers, money, hassles with immigration and your bankers, just to get an EB5 and have to fly back and forth to maintain it before you can swear allegiance, is ridiculous. The US makes it so difficult for legitimate immigrants to get in. For example, couple of years ago, I was held in limbo at LAX immigration for almost 7 hours because I was fkn 2 days over my green card return date, thus missing a family gathering. Second time infraction, but business doesn't wait. I was questioned, questioned, and questioned like some kind of common criminal...for what? "You should have notified the consulate". "You don't seem to respect the privilege of holding your green card, there are other people waiting in line". LMAO. People don't invest seven figures for the American dream just to get treated like **** over a real non-issue, then watch their insurance refuse to pay because your wife got in an auto accident with an illegal alien.
Agree, but highly doubt Trump meant a literal "wall" of concrete & rebar. Revamp immigration policy, setup a workers visa program for illegals already here if need be, but at the same time ENFORCE the revised laws.
