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Originally posted by mikester
We are responsible for the laws of our land and they say this basically:
to be here you must have documentation, ie birth certificate making you a citizen or documentation allowing otherwise (green card, etc)
To get a license you must be here legally.
So, because they can't get licenses and insurance we are responsible?
No, I think not. The responsibility is theirs as they are the ones who broke the first law - coming here and staying here illegally. I don't like this word "undocumented" as it's a cop out undocumented = illegal.
It's plain and it is simple. If you want to have a legitmate chance at the American dream do so above board. The laws do need some changes but I don't see a reason to bend to the needs of the law breakers and I do not support any amnesty for them. I think they should have to leave this country and apply from outside via normal channels at the very least.
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Well, that's all very nice on paper. but we allowed migrant workers from south of the border in for msny decades after California became a state. It wasn't until 1965 that there was "illegality" attached to being here without documents.
The millions that are thinking about coming here listen to the word "amnesty" dropped into the president's speeches and every time, there's a surge of new migrants. Employers give them jobs, and the border patrol "game" is just catch and release. The law aginst being here beyond a certain period of time without documentation provides for a slap on the wrist. It's not a felony; not even a misdemeanor. Can you say mixed signals?