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Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan
Is the legal immigration system broken? Yes.
Does that entitle you to immigrate there anyways? That is my question.
And are the citizens of that country just supposed to welcome you with open arms? Probably not.
You guys need to start looking at things from the other perspective.
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The problem though is scale. Its kinda like Pot being illegal. Why not just lock up all the users. I mean its illegal right, we should apply the laws on the books for it.
Illegal immigration is the same. If at the start of this issue you deported everyone and spent millions doing it you might be in a position to say just enforce the law. BUt when you have millions of illegals you can't feasibly deport everyone. Its too expensive, it will be disruptive to your economy, it will overload your court and policing etc. Their children are American citizens.
So deport them all is not a reasonable policy position. The deport them all position sounds great on the surface but isn't a practical solution. That's pretty much why its a dog whistle issue. Saying we're going to follow the law is much easier to sell and people don't need to think to follow it compared to a nuanced approach with pros and cons.
Trumps position as stated Build a wall and deport them all to make crime in America drop is a lie. There is no data to support it, there is no experience to support it. There is no rational argument to support it.