William Foster said:
hedge said:
Can my fellow Mexicans stay?
This is where I fall...deporting EVERYONE who ever came in illegally would actually upend this country in many ways imo...I don't think people have thought this through TBH. Deport those who came in in the last 4-5 years, plus those with serious criminal records??? I am FULLY on board. But I have a coworker whose dad is a great man but came in here illegally probably 5 decades ago. I do not think people realize what deporting ALL illegals would entail. Many people on here are connected with some illegals at least within a few degrees, and don't even know it.
This problem of illegal immigration can be stopped almost immediately and reversed by just setting a list of prioritized actions that begins with deporting all illegal aliens convicted of crimes from misdemeanors to class A felonies with no appeals. Then deport illegal aliens deadbeat dads. Revoke eligibility for child tax credits, EBT/SNAP, housing vouchers for all illegal aliens. Deport illegals who fall behind on student loan payments. Revoke birthright citizenship for children without at least one US citizen parent proven by DNA test. Prosecute employers who employ illegal aliens with a stiff fine for the first offense and impose civil asset forfeiture as punishment for second offense.
Problem solved. That eliminates 95% of the economic incentives that draw illegals to the US. Just be serious and execute a prioritized plan and beautiful things start to happen in many areas of society.
Your friend's father who came here illegally 50 years ago will not have to worry about deportation. He would also not have to worry about a shortage of housing, overcrowded schools, overcrowded jails, and having to compete with a sub-minimum wage labor pool of illegals.