To better shore up our homeland security and defenses, my idea is to bring back all our sevice personnel that are being killed or wounded for life from every country that doesn't want us there or that we invaded on false pretences and use them to guard our borders. We don't need fences that we know do not keep out those determined to cross them.
We give our patrols the order to shoot if necessary and tell them they will not be prosecuted for doing their job and immediately we have solved the illegal entry into this country.
For those who are already here, we send them back but set up a procedure whereby they can re-enter with a priority authorization by whomever they were employed by or working for, signed by that employer, who has agreed to place them in his employ upon their return. Now they will have the necessary documents for the proper immigration.
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While I am also concerned about border security, (especially as an Arizonan) because if Jose drug smuggler or migrant worker can get in, determined terrorists can too! However, I think you lost people when you gave the shoot to kill order. Sadly, the last administration accomplished little of real integrity towards securing our borders. Makes me think they wanted another attack to further their war machine agenda. or is it just a lame appeal for some Hispanic voting block? Either way, open borders have never made sense, and are insane in today's environment.
ronald, I came to this country as a legal immigrant. My wife was an undocumented immigrant until we married. She is now a legal immigrant. Her parents and brother are still undocumented. The current law does not allow us to legalize my wife's family's status. My wife graduated with two Bachelors Degrees from San Diego State University before we married. My in-laws own a successful automotive repair shop (the business is under someone else name.) My brother-in-law is about to graduate from a top Culinary Arts School in CA but wont be able to work as a Chef because of his legal status. I guess that what I am trying to say is that many of these "illegal" immigrants actually love and want to succeed in this country. My in-laws pay all of their business taxes, my brother in-law pays out-of-pocked tuition because he does not qualify for any type of financial aid, and all of my wife's family has not seen a doctor in years because they can not afford one. As an immigrant my self let me tell you that these people just want to succeed and become part of America... just like the Italians, Irish or Chinese immigrants during their time. Bear in mind that some of the most successful people in America are immigrants because they seize opportunities not available to them in their country of origin; and in America many of us (Americans) take these opportunities for granted. Besides, many children (like my brother in-law) were brought to this country too young to identify with any other country other than America (Yes, there are people who have lived here for 20+ years illegally); they think like Americans, act like Americans, talk like Americans, and do American things; some can not even speak any other language other than English... Think of deporting your children to another country after 20 years of living in the US and telling them that all they grew up knowing is not part of who they are; that in reality they are not Americans they are "Chinese" even though they can not identify with China or speak Mandarin. I wish you the best and remember that unfortunately for you, if you take an inhumane or irrational approach to the issue you will receive little support (or support from people who are pushing extremist agendas.) Best of luck.