Views on illegal immigration

[IndyFan]

If you're asking what I would like to see, it is to legalize the current illegal population and have a basically open immigration law that allows people to come he and settle or come here and work.

[ewing]

It could, but right now not really.

Do you think an effective boarder patrol would create positive outcomes other then the potential tax revenue you could get if they became citizens? I mean IDK but i assume if you offered people legal residence they would take it.

[IndyFan]

Do you think we should even patrol the border?

If this is a serious question, the answer is of course. Reform the immigration policy to make it unnecessary for a normal immigrant to sneak in, then all you are looking for are drug runners, other criminals, terrorists and spies. Actual national security type stuff.

[dbroncos78087]

That's not a principal i follow. i hope i'm not alone. In fact, i have no problem with Mexicans sneaking into this country. They have never bothered me and I don't blame them for doing it. I will admit i have never studied the issue but people who geted complained about seemed to come from a very hard working family oriented culture. Maybe we should start looking at them as a potential asset

Well the way that I look at it is that we have laws for a reason. Now don't get me wrong, I don't think the law is justified but we can't just decide which laws to follow and which not to follow. We need to reform the immigration system drastically by doing a couple of simple things:

- Open a path to citizenship to the "dreamers" (kids who came here and then either got a college degree or joined the armed service in some capacity)
- Get serious about patrolling the border and ensuring that people do not come and go as they please because this not only cheats those who come legally and does open us to attacks
- Drastically increase the pool of available H-1B visas as well as other valuable tools to bring the best and the brightest to this country
- Work with Mexico and our central American allies to encourage stability in their government and enable them to provide the security (both physical and economic) that encourages people to come to this country
- Decimalize (I would prefer legalization) marijuana and other recreational drugs

These are the framework that I would bring to the table but I don't think we can just start with ignoring the current laws that we have on the books.

[ewing]

If this is a serious question, the answer is of course. Reform the immigration policy to make it unnecessary for a normal immigrant to sneak in, then all you are looking for are drug runners, other criminals, terrorists and spies. Actual national security type stuff.

I like the way this guy thinks

[ewing]

Well the way that I look at it is that we have laws for a reason. Now don't get me wrong, I don't think the law is justified but we can't just decide which laws to follow and which not to follow. We need to reform the immigration system drastically by doing a couple of simple things:

- Open a path to citizenship to the "dreamers" (kids who came here and then either got a college degree or joined the armed service in some capacity)
- Get serious about patrolling the border and ensuring that people do not come and go as they please because this not only cheats those who come legally and does open us to attacks
- Drastically increase the pool of available H-1B visas as well as other valuable tools to bring the best and the brightest to this country
- Work with Mexico and our central American allies to encourage stability in their government and enable them to provide the security (both physical and economic) that encourages people to come to this country
- Decimalize (I would prefer legalization) marijuana and other recreational drugs

These are the framework that I would bring to the table but I don't think we can just start with ignoring the current laws that we have on the books.

Sure you can. I think blindly following the law is fascism. Just do a risk/reward assessment when breaking the law. Sorry i cant respond to the rest of your post. I just don't know enough about the issue

[Sota4Ever]

I actually do think an effective border patrol would create a positive outcome in the end. I do think there does need to be reform but a strong border would effect multiple things not just a certain tax revenue from could be citizens.

[dbroncos78087]

Sure you can. I think blindly following the law is fascism. Just do a risk/reward assessment when breaking the law. Sorry i cant respond to the rest of your post. I just don't know enough about the issue

I just think its dangerous to go around saying "that law is ok" or "that law is bad".

[ewing]

I actually do think an effective border patrol would create a positive outcome in the end. I do think there does need to be reform but a strong border would effect multiple things not just a certain tax revenue from could be citizens.

What would those be?

[Sota4Ever]

The drugs, kidnappings, smuggling of illegals, smuggling of illegal weapons.These are all costs that could be drastically cut down with a strong border and working with the Mexican government.

[dbroncos78087]

The drugs, kidnappings, smuggling of illegals, smuggling of illegal weapons.These are all costs that could be drastically cut down with a strong border and working with the Mexican government.

That is one of the reasons why I think we need to work with the governments of the Central American countries to stabilize their governments and get rid of the corruption. We can't just keep throwing people back knowing full well they will try to come back again or worse the governments that we have to work with are not aligned with us on our main goals.

[Sota4Ever]

It makes no sense to me why we don't work more with the Mexican government. Do they even care when we send back illegals?

[ewing]

I just think its dangerous to go around saying "that law is ok" or "that law is bad".

Normally, i at the least see you point of view but this time i couldn't disagree more. I think the populace should be part of the checks and balance system and not just by voting. I'm not saying the people should raise up about everything they disagree with but a little disobedience if healthy in my mind

[GGGGG-Men]

The drugs, kidnappings, smuggling of illegals, smuggling of illegal weapons.These are all costs that could be drastically cut down with a strong border and working with the Mexican government.

Or legalizing drugs.

[Sota4Ever]

So legalizing drugs would get rid of the drugs coming over from Mexico?