Thread: It’s time to get serious about the illegal immigration probl

It’s time to get serious about the illegal immigration problem

Apr 5, 2007

More than 623,000 of the estimated 11 million to 12 million illegal aliens in the United States have been caught at least once by law enforcement agencies, and ordered to leave this country.

But they’re still here — and there is no reason to believe that they will leave of their own volition or be apprehended and forced out.

Why? Because our federal government isn’t taking the problem seriously, according to its own report.

A report by the Department of Homeland Security reveals that the government has a total of 52 “fugitive operations teams” seeking the aliens who have ignored orders to leave the country. That works out to nearly 12,000 fugitives for each of the teams. In the unlikely event that each team manages to locate and deal with one fugitive each working day, it will take them 48 years to deal with the backlog. Meanwhile, tens of thousands — or, more likely, millions— of new cases will go on the books.

Homeland Security officials blame the backlog on a variety of factors. Obviously, not enough personnel are being devoted to seeking out and kicking out the fugitives. But in addition, the department says it is being hampered by “insufficient detention capacity, limitations of an immigration database and inadequate working space.”

That just about covers every factor imaginable. And it indicates that the government simply isn’t serious about catching and deporting scofflaw aliens.

Frankly, it puts a whole new face on the plan supported by President Bush to offer amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Decriminalize their behavior and — presto! — there’s no problem in dealing with it.

We don’t believe that’s how the vast majority of Americans view the situation. Many of the fugitives have been convicted of serious crimes other than merely sneaking into the United States. They need to be found and deported. It’s time to take the problem seriously — and that means devoting more serious resources to it.


http://www.minotdailynews.com/editorial ... leID=10096

How about counterproductive laws that allow illegal alliens to work, contract, bank, drive, rent, own, purchase, receive benefits, medical attention, release from custody...

Don't forget the all time favorite... birthright citizenship.

Just say no and mean it. Back it up.

Dixie

A report by the Department of Homeland Security reveals that the government has a total of 52 “fugitive operations teams” seeking the aliens who have ignored orders to leave the country. That works out to nearly 12,000 fugitives for each of the teams. In the unlikely event that each team manages to locate and deal with one fugitive each working day, it will take them 48 years to deal with the backlog. Meanwhile, tens of thousands — or, more likely, millions— of new cases will go on the books.

This time, THIS TIME...........all the crying wolf won't mean a tinker's damn!

They got us into this mess and now they can shove it down their own throats because the American people will NOT.

FIX IT and fix it the correct way..........be compassionate and repatriate these people back where they came from so that their families are once again united in their home country. Now, that's what I call FAMILY VALUES = REPATRIATION.

Originally Posted by jean

it indicates that the government simply isn’t serious about catching and deporting scofflaw aliens.

The way Bush and other politicians look at it, these people are simply a part of the Latin American culture which they positively adore, so of course they don't think all these criminals being here is any problem!

Once again, what good is a team of deporters if our borders are still wide open? The most these deporting teams will amount to is a speedbump. Illegals will be deported and run back across the border as soon as they can.

I'm not knocking these special teams but the effectiveness of their work would increase 10-fold if the border was secured.

No aspect of immigration enforcement is effective with an open border. We don't need "comprehensive immigration reform", we just need our border secured and our current laws enforced!