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Old 05-02-2006, 09:21 PM   #35
elSicomoro
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Originally Posted by MaggieL
We do? (let Cubans in if they make it to the US)
Yes...from a January article in the Washington Times:

Under the U.S. government's "wet-foot, dry-foot" policy, Cubans who reach dry land in the United States are usually allowed to remain in the country, while those caught at sea are sent back.

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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...
Apples and oranges. Most of the illegals here are apparently not here for criminal activity. Are you equating illegal immigration with burglary?

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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".
In theory, yes. But does the proposal really make the US more secure? I don't think so.
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