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Originally Posted by sycamore
I agree with the "game-winning" scenario for the most part. After all, we let Cubans in if they make it here.
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We do? Cubans were originally accepted as "political refugees" back in the e'60's, but you might want to read up on the current handling of Cubans arriving here, especially since the Mariel boatlift affair.
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Originally Posted by sycamore
And if our borders are that porous that 12 million people just slip in, we're to blame for it.
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And if you find a burglar in your living room, it's obviously your fault too; you should have better locks. Puhlease...
It's being proposed to make the borders more secure; a proposal that's meeting a lot of resistance. But making
being an illegal alien here less attractive follows the principle of "security in depth".
I don't think making it across the line illegally should qualify somebody for citizenship.