Immigration

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by sycamore

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.

So we're back to considering Cubans to be "political refugees"...once they cross the line. Mexicans aren't, nor are other illegals.

Originally Posted by sycamore

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

No, but I'm trying to remind the people who want to sweep it under the rug that illegals are *ILLEGAL*. Not just "most of them"...*all* of them, by definition. They've already demonstrated that they don't care about our laws if they become inconveniant, and the fact they they're successful at their crime shouldn't get them a pass.

Why make a joke of our laws? If you're willing to ignore them, give up. Repeal immigration law, open the borders, let everybody in, but prepare to live to a standard of living more like Mexico's...there's only so many jobs delivering pizza and flipping burgers.

I"m not arguing for mass deportation; that's hideously expensive and completely ineffective. I'm in favor of punishing employers who break the law.

When the kitchen's full of flies, you don't play "catch and release" with them, you'll never be done. You patch the holes in the screen, sure. But most importantly you cover the food.