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Originally Posted by Shocker
Ultimately, the U.S. government's responsibility lies in serving U.S. citizens, and one way they must do that is by protecting our borders and enforcing our laws. I realize that many illegal immigrants help our economy and perform vital tasks, but there are those whose law breaking does not stop when they cross the border, but they continue to break laws and are a threat and a drain on our society. And the immigration bills are just the governments way of protecting its citizens.
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What is a fact is that current laws are written as to create the problem. Laws mostly to appeal to those who FEAR. Those who see enemies everywhere - even in Canada. Those whose sound byte mentality see solutions in draconian actions.
The immigration laws have only made bad policy worse. Since you read everything pertinent before posting, then you also know about American trade laws, corporate welfare and other bad laws intended to enrich the elite at the expense of most Americans, international trade, immigrants - and even created the massive walkout of the World Trade Conference in Cancun. I have not yet been able to confirm this, but it is reported a speech by Bill Clinton saved the next World Trade Conference from complete collapse. Do we want to advance mankind or get made again at the Americans and French?
Of course you knew all this before you took an opinion about immigration. You advocate enforcing laws that are even based upon principles once considered anti-American. Or did you not even know about that Cancun conference? Did you also know why immigrants only get screwed - even $10K to lawyers because the system is designed unfriendly.
The problem with those who so complain about illegal immigration - too often - they don't even know why a problem exists. They spend too much time listening to Rush Limbaugh propaganda - sound byte solutions. We have massive illegal immigration problem because we don't deal with the reasons for that problem. Then we have some foolish idea we can solve it by unilateral attacks on another nation or building big walls. Such solutions only exist in radical politics. Such solutions exist where mandatory prison sentences even for marijuana are going to solve the problem. Clearly judges are too soft ... or persons with that opinion never first learned facts. When did you learn about the WTO conference in Cancun? Just another reason why we have illegal immigration problems. $10K for lawyers to get forms filled out? When did you learn about that one?
Shocker - two damning facts with your post. First you don't even try to address why the problem exists. That alone suggests your have a personal agenda rather than a grasp of the problem. Like extremists - both left and right - you advocate draconian solutions as if such actions always solve problems. Clearly if we only enforce the laws, then problems will disappear? Even military generals are not that stupid.
Those who blindly demand blind law enforcement as a solution for anything never bothered to learn lessons of history. Why do we have an immigration problem? We have met the enemy and he is us. When that was obvious, others instead demanded a solution in draconian actions – and without even learning why the problem exists.