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>> These kids don't vote .... But yes you're correct about the White House strategy....
But it is destroying the infrastructure of our country...
But Obama isn't doing anything but throwing $$$ at it... He won't enforce the law
@macdaddy:
MD as I have mentioned before I strongly disagree with President Obama on this issue. However, this problem began in earnest with the administration of Ronald Reagan. Every since Reagan signed the amnesty bill, millions of others have crossed illegally hoping that the same will be done for them someday. I know people that were with INS (now a part of ICE) during that time period and they say it was a disaster. They were left with trying to sort out who came here when and of course the task proved almost impossible.
Before the 9/11 attacks, if memory serves me correctly, President Bush was pushing for immigration reform. After 9/11 the whole thing was dropped as Americans were no longer remotely interested. Particularly when it was determined that the hijackers were non-citizens and we had a looming war.
Now here we are again going around the same mountain. It would seem that very few politicians, including presidents, have the stomach for really enforcing immigration laws. In many instances, members of Congress which passed these laws in the first place frequently use their influence to help certain illegal aliens stay in the country. So essentially we have a system where the right hand is in disagreement with the left. Until we solve that problem we will not be able to effectively enforce the laws that are on the books.
@rocket:
It is rare we agree but you hit the point. I do blame Reagan for this fiasco as I am dealing with the aftermath today.