Thread: Self-deportation better than raids

Self-deportation better than raids

Illegal aliens who won't heed warnings to leave risk cruelty of raids

Saturday, October 11, 2008

A federal raid that gathered up 300 or more illegal aliens at a chicken processing plant has shocked and torn apart a Greenville, S.C., neighborhood. Many of the illegals had come to feel safe in their U.S. community -- and were shocked and hurt that immigration law was being enforced against them.

In one sense, we do feel sorry for them. They come here to work because the opportunities and pay are so much better than in their own country. Who can blame them for wanting a better life for themselves and their children?

Moreover, raids and roundups are the cruelest and least-effective means of combatting the illegal alien problem.

The best, most humane way to fight the problem is to dry up the source of jobs that lure them here. This would discourage more from coming and force many who are here unlawfully to go back home. Self-deportation is far preferable to forced deportation.

Removing the job magnet could be done if Congress simply required employers to verify the identification of their hires -- and come down hard on businesses that don't comply.

The Homeland Security Department already has a Web-based system that can accurately and swiftly verify the ID credentials offered by new hires. Some states, like South Carolina, are planning to use the system, but to be most effective it needs to be employed nationally. Congress' failure to act on this is shameful.

Another problem with illegals -- many of whom legally enter the U.S., then overstay their visas -- is that they come solely for the money, not to assimilate into our culture and become Americans. Their loyalties stay with the motherland.

Legal immigrants are very different, however. They should be welcomed on an as-need basis to fill jobs Americans can't or won't take -- though in light of recent economic turmoil there may not be many of those left.

Another plus for a well-run legal immigration policy is that many under that policy aren't just seeking better-paying jobs; they're also looking to become American citizens. These are the kind of people we want coming to our country -- persons who want to assimilate. The best Americans are often those who choose to be Americans.


http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/10 ... 9046.shtml

Originally Posted by jean

[Moreover, raids and roundups are the cruelest and least-effective means of combatting the illegal alien problem.

The above statement couldn't be more incorrect.

There's nothing even remotely "cruel" about raids and roundups...the fact that families are sometimes split during the process is a risk the illegals know VERY well before they even decide to break our laws and enter the country illegally in the first place. In fact, those who are caught almost always express their wish to ensure that members of their immediate family (yes, including minor children, whom they often pawn off on friends or other relatives in anticipation of their own deportation--sorry, that may sound callous, but it's the truth) who are also here illegally are able to stay. So blaming the whole "split family" situation on those enforcing the immigration laws is utterly absurd.

Also, the "least effective" claim is just preposterous. Obviously stepping up the raids HAS been effective, which is why you see so much backlash and whining from the pro-illegal alien activist groups. And I think the increased number of raids has helped assure the American people that government agencies such as ICE are taking the presence of illegals VERY seriously, and are working hard to combat the problem at its core.

EDIT: Oh, I forgot to add something regarding the whole premise of the article above. Yes, self deportation WOULD be better than forcing the government to spend millions of dollars on raids and roundups. However, the problem is that the illegals WON'T SELF-DEPORT in the first place. Obviously, they had their chance with the recent self-deportation program that ICE offered in six major cities across the nation. Nationally, only eight (!) illegals chose to participate and self-deport.

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and were shocked and hurt that immigration law was being enforced against them.

Shocked that laws are being enforced??

Maybe because in their home country, they are accustomed to laws NOT being enforced.

This, however, is the United States of America - a land of LAWS.

Finally, ask me if I care if your feelings are hurt while we enforce our laws.

Many of the illegals had come to feel safe in their U.S. community -- and were shocked and hurt that immigration law was being enforced against them.

These people have to be idiots. There has been an increase in raids and deportations over the past year. "shocked and hurt" Illegal immigrants have known for a long time now that raids and deporations were happening more often. What makes them think they can get away with breaking laws and not getting caught? Oops, I forgot. Illegal aliens dont have to obey laws.