aTmAg said:
ttu_85 said:
Get Off My Lawn said:
retiredintx said:
WGAS…. They're criminals. They're sucking our system like a Kamala to Willie Brown.
We're broke. Once this is seriously implemented, the border traffic will all but cease, self deportation will start when they learn they'll be eligible to apply legally at a later date and the process will take shape
WGAS? A whole lot of moderates and compassionate conservatives. We don't want to lose the political capital with normal folks. Like it or not, politics is often a game where hardlining leads to failure.
Defendingg your borders and upholding law is NOT taking a hard line. Its enforcing law which is the duty of gov.
Odd post coming from you.
I'm all for shutting down the borders and expelling violent criminals (after they complete their prison terms). My issue is if he spends billions of dollars going after people who's only crime is sneaking over the border. We don't have extra money to spend. And he needs a lot of political capital to cut all the other things he wants to cut. If the entire GOP congress thinks they will lose their seats over Trump, then they won't vote for anything he wants.
The question of cost comes down to business, demographic, cultural, and national defense practicality.
1. Cost of deportation
.. real cost in terms of transportation, apprehension. containment etc.+
.. Loss loss of needed unskilled labor +
.. Loss of skilled labor +
.. Risk of Labor shortages in the event of Peer to Peer war. Highly subjective. +
..Loss of demand for certain products or services.
Of the 20 million illegals what are the populations of both segments ?
2. Benefit of mass Deportation
..Government saving in resettlement cost- food, housing, transportation, etc over time.
..Savings in regards to education, training cost over time
..Reduction in the risk of civil strife over time. Example substantial Islamic pop growth over time.
..Increase the population in percentage and real terms of non participation in the labor force
..Preserving the indigence of our culture
..Reducing the possibility of a large idle population in the age of AI which will cause labor disruptions.
Thoughts and yes I know I missed some. But you get the idea