Manedwolf
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Biker said:I agree, there will be shooting. Hell, there already has been and it will only get worse. However, I'm not suggesting, as RealGun intimated, that we start plugging women and children. The wall would help a lot, and if people die trying to cross the border, that is a personal choice, I think.
Although the Ts are resourceful, might as well make it as difficult for them as we can, yes? No need to put out a welcome mat.
Biker
And my two cents is that deterrence to illegal immigration HAS to come from the top, otherwise they'll keep on trying. Think about it. Of these two strategies, which would deter people from coming in?
1. If you manage to get in, you are IMMEDIATELY sent back, no chance at immigration, no greencard, no nothing. If you worked illegally here, your assets are forfeit. You'll just have wasted your money you spent on the coyote to sneak in with, you'll be sent back penniless and at the mercy of the federales.
2. Wellll...immigration is illegal, yeah, but if you manage to get in, we won't be too harsh on you, and even if you're here illegally, no questions asked, you might be able to get handout benefits or a green card.
The administration has chosen the latter. There IS NO DETERRENT. So they keep coming, and coming, and significant dangers could lurk among the sneaking-across crowds. This IS a problem the administration could do something about with a wave of a pen.
But they won't.
Why? Does cheap labor really override national security? And if so, why aren't people angry about it?