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The Illegal Debate: Is It Just A Game?

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December 5, 2007

Posted by neillevine

About This Editor: I am a writer. Have been writing for other sites, but expect to do most of my future work HERE! My expertise extends from the esoteric such as burning hydrogen to the unpredictability of the stock market and my writing makes me a jack of all trades and exasperated master of none. I have had some influence over national wildfire and water policy and there are hints of a change in energy policy, BUT as Samuel Goldwyn once said, "A verbal promise is not worth the paper it is written on."

         

While there are no dramatic episodes such as boat people from Haiti or Cuba being intercepted and turned back in choppy seas, there continues to be active debate about American immigration policy.

The proposal of Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to allow illegals to obtain driver’s licences was dropped after many country clerks said they would refuse to grant such licenses, strong opposition in the legislature surfaced  and it was pointed out that a driver’s license could be used as identification to acquire a gun, a right the National Rifle Association unequivocally insists on.  Plus it has been reported there is massive public opposition.  Talk about civil disobedience.

The Democrats have emphasized employment as an answer to this problem, going so far as to propose opening hiring halls.  While approving immigrants to work in agriculture and in high tech fields where special skills are in short supply is on the table with bipartisan support, the open employment proposal was quickly shot down by opponents of illegal immigration for being unacceptable and beyond the pale.  No effort was made to elaborate on this.

The Republicans have been arguing against sanctuary cities and it has even been pointed out that Mitt Romney, a leading Republican, hired a contractor who employed illegals to work on his house.  The contractor has been fired.

Clearly, there will be a great deal of further debate and discussion and legislation will be proposed in 2009.  But are politicians going to solve the problem or just generate propaganda.  What are they going to actually do?

The fact remains that a valid social security number is needed to apply for a job and also to pay taxes in this country.  So right from the start, an undocumented immigrant is not paying the government money it is rightfully owed such as FICA fees, and is also probably involved in some sort of document forgery.  This is not good.

On the other hand, the lack of jail facilities for detainees, with Virginia being one of the first states to provide for detention of illegals, and the reported lack of interest, in many reported cases, by the federal government to take custody of undocumented aliens who have been arrested, raises questions about how sincere the federal government is about enforcing immigration law.  Stories have even surfaced about illegals being arrested for serious crimes with no federal action being taken, a loud promise repeatedly made by public officials that appears to be something that cannot be counted on.

A lack of sincerity and consistency can lead to disrespect for the law.  Are we talking about following serious rules to be obeyed or a playing a game for fun and excitement?  What is really going on?  Again, where is the action?

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