Feds to file lawsuit over Arizona immigration law

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by starang21

i think the argument that illegals are committing all of these violent crimes is sensationalism at best.

but they're still illegal. so they're breaking the law by their mere presence.

While that is true it doesn't answer the question of what we are to do with them. Amnesty is an option that would cut down on the ancillary crimes committed by illegals such as driving without a license and ID theft/fraud, not to mention they wouldn't be illegals anymore. Easy money.

[starang21]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

While that is true it doesn't answer the question of what we are to do with them. Amnesty is an option that would cut down on the ancillary crimes committed by illegals such as driving without a license and ID theft/fraud, not to mention they wouldn't be illegals anymore. Easy money.

amnesty is the worst idea that one can have. it's a slap in the face of all the naturalized citizens who obtained citizenship properly.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by starang21

amnesty is the worst idea that one can have. it's a slap in the face of all the naturalized citizens who obtained citizenship properly.

I'm not an advocate for amnesty at all, in fact I'm against it but it is an option. The way I see it is like this, we had an amnesty back in 1986 and yet today we have anywhere between 12-18 million illegals in the country. What exactly did amnesty do other than encourage further illegal immigration?

Also, some of the old timers I know who worked for INS during the amnesty said it was a nightmare and didn't do squat to fix the immigration system.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by starang21

amnesty is the worst idea that one can have. it's a slap in the face of all the naturalized citizens who obtained citizenship properly.

If we were able to establish a track record of mostly stopping illegal immigration and drying up the job opportunities for those already here, amnesty would be fine.