"Criminal" will probably be the next one banned from the lexicon.
"Criminal" will probably be the next one banned from the lexicon.
I thought GWB actually had an acceptable plan. Impractical to ship 'em home, so make it darn near impossible for employers to employ 'em, make sure they repay taxes owed and impose Alabama-like restrictions on folks who don't sign up as guest workers, i.e., can't rent or own property, make it a crime to harbor them, etc. We have enough problems without having a bunch of other countries' citizens being our problems.
Several major Probs with yer deal Mid
One the Folks who might possibly do the jobs that the Illegals do, dont want to work , they rather sit on their asses an draw welfare or deal meth or just steal stuff.
At least the Mexicans who work are for the most part honest and hard working.
I give jaun a hard time but we've talked an he knows how I feel .
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I'm not saying get rid of the Messicans--just make them pay taxes and be part of the system and sure as hell don't pay them welfare or any sort of public benefits. If they're here to work, fine. If they're here for entitlements, the only thing they should be entitled to is a one way bus ticket to Chihuahua.
As far as Americans not wanting to work, I'm of the opinion that starvation would be a great motivator. Welfare needs massive reform. If a few lazy bums starve in the darkness because they're unwilling to work, well frankly, I couldn't give two ****s about that.
I wouldn't say that's only true for unskilled laborers. As I sit here I can see a house being built out my window. The site contains nothing but hispanic workers. I don't know how many are here legally or are citizens but I doubt many if any are. Anyway, some of them have to be fairly skilled and I'm sure they've displaced some fairly skilled carpenters.
I have no ill will towards any illegal immigrant / undocumented worker. (I'd exclude the bad apples of course.) They're just here to work and support their families and we'd do the same thing if the roles were reversed. The villians are the companies who employ them and the government for allowing it to happen. I'd say the government is more at fault because they've created a situation where the companies who follow the rules are at a competitive disadvantage - so much so that they might not be profitable if they continue to follow the rules.
I'm going to put on my liberal hat and say that that's all fine and good but you have to be able to do something about the children. I don't think letting children starve is remotely appropriate so either we have to find a way to help them or give the government authority to remove them from the family and feed them. (Many pro-family conservatives are opposed to giving the government that kind of authority.)
BTW, much of what we talk about welfare no longer exists. There are a lot more restrictions and time limits on welfare than there was pre-1996.
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....and now please direct your attention to the field and J. Clayton Feaver will lead us in a moment of prayer...
"......please protect these young men from injury and for one and all to exhibit good sportsmanship.....IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY AMEN
-J Clayton Feaver
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Should we really care what term some journalists use? Is it really going to keep you up at night worrying that some media types now prefer the words "undocumented worker"?
I'll still call them illegal immigrants and I really don't care if anyone doesn't like it.
Kudos and spek to those who offer solutions, regardless of how unworkable those solutions would be with the current two political parties in the US.
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I'm going to take this opportunity to reiterate mine:
1)End the war in Afghanistan. Close all of our overseas bases and bring all of our deployed troops back stateside.
2)Deploy the US military to the border.
3)Issue "shoot to kill" orders for any illegal attempting to cross.
4)Impose massive fines and jail time for any employer who is caught employing illegal immigrants.
5)Deport illegals on an "as they're found" basis.