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Originally posted by BlueTimberwolf
What r these other ways then?
Anyways, for the ones that r here, I would deport as many as possible based on time in the country and contribution. The rest would get a path to permanent legal status, but not full citizenship rights such as voting in elections. Anyone who chooses not to get on the path would be deported.
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Go read the article I posted where actual experts (you know, not a "businessman" looking to make a buck) state the numerous problems that would occur if we continue to just focus on a wall.
Just deport them? So they'll just come back in like the San Francisco guy? Ignoring how most of those who are deported come back anyway because risking being arrested in America is better than how ****ed-up Mexico and many Central America countries are, you have to factor in the cost of deportation. Even if they decide to stay in their country, there will be more willing to make the venture.
What about people who have lived in the US for decades as permanent residents (that's the status I presume you are recommending, as it requires the resident to pay taxes but doesn't allow them to vote)? Are you going to grant them citizenship or reimburse them for the thousands of dollars they have spent just receiving that status that you're going to give to illegal immigrants? Are the illegal immigrants going to have to pay the thousands required to become permanent residents? How do you plan on making it affordable? Most can only afford to live in the US and have money left over to send back to the Mexico because they share housing with others. The full path to legal citizenship is a huge financial burden to even the average middle class family.
I could go on, but the point is that there isn't the simple solution that Trump keeps peddling.