Quote Originally Posted by markw View Post
Why should those that sneak into the country illegally be rewarded and given preference over those that have played by the rules to get here? That doesn't make sense. I know quite a few legal aliens who played the game who bristle at that thought, and rightfully so.

Yes, we can deport them. Yes,we can prevent a goodly portion from coming here if these bozos in the federal government would do what they are constitutionally obligated to do. Yet, instead of doing that, when the states take it upon themselves to do what the feds refuse to do, the feds take them to court.

So, who are they protecting? The citizens of the US who they are constitutionally obligated to protect, or the illegals?

But, when they get caught, while awaiting trial and/or deportation, I envision a ready labor force that can be utilized on farms, digging ditches, and other menial tasks. Why make breaking the law a painless slap on the wrist and a free trip home, only to come back again? In the old days, chain gangs were all the rage. It might be time for a resurgence.
I think this is all quite irrelevant. The are influential interest groups that do not want the illegal folks deported, and did not wanted their entry prevented in the first place.

Don't forget that many businessmen & farmers want workers whom they can pay very low wages while providing no benefits or employee protections. Damn those government regulations, labor unions, and meddling worker advocates! Ayn Rand saw no virtue in immigration restrictions and Paul Ryan probably secretly feels that way too.

Illegal immigration is the unacknowledged divide that separates economic from social conservatives in the Republican Party.