June 22, 2009
Should We Offer Amnesty?
Oddly enough there are two groups of illegal immigration: those trying to get in and those whom are already here.
The obvious answer to what do we do with those not yet here is to keep them out. Not so obvious is what to do with the 12 million or so illegal immigrants who are already here.
On one side, people and groups believe they should be given amnesty – the right to stay without fear of deportation or legal prosecution.
Some people believe we should have open borders and let anyone in who wants to come in. They also believe amnesty would allow illegal immigrants to climb up out of their present status. Personally I don’t think that’s what would happen. Illegal immigrants are already here acting as if they are doing nothing wrong. They are counterfeiting documents and using fake Social Security numbers.
On the other hand, most people agree that mass deportation isn’t feasible. It seems impossible (and expensive) to deport 12 million people.
I’m in favor of doing our very best to keep illegal immigrants out of our country while making a commitment to work with the illegal immigrants already here. We need to charge fines, ensure that they can be paid, walk each person or family through the steps of nationalization giving preference to children and adults with U.S. born children. Likewise any illegal alien with any type of documented criminal activity, here or in their native country, needs to be deported.
Will this be difficult? Absolutely. Will it take time and cost money? Yup. But I believe that working towards “One nation indivisible” is totally worth it.
