| Gov. Pete Wilson promoted the idea of a wall between Mexico and the USA - demanding that the federal government conduct a massive effort to stop unlawful entry via Mexico. He got no funding and was promtly voted out of office. (the song "I am from East L.A. became a smash hit by that comedy singer (and a movie was made about it, as I recall).
The reason it is not poltically a good thing is that we have lots of people living legally here who are Americans but also are mexicans by race or nationality. If deportation enforcement is beefed up a lot of people in that community would have to put up with getting pulled over, questioned all the time by police, and raided (at work places) etc. They just do not want to put up with all that hassle, and so as a powerful voting block they just would vote out of office those who advocate too much "control activity".
However the police have been active in uncovering and shutting down a lot of coyotes who make a busness out of transporting undocumented workers. One reason is for the safty of those seeking to come to America because of the dangers of being compacted in hot trucks and because many are taken advantage of once they reach America - some girls forced to work as street walkers to cover the added costs of transportation and housing, some raped because they know they cannot call the police and report it. Many come here with enough money to live on while seeking employment but are robbed because.... again....they cannot call the cops out of fear of being deported. It is bad for them and bad for us, and it is true many live in shanty towns like homeless people and that means unwanted dumping of trash and so forth. So even if you do not want them gone because you simply hate mexicans (like John and Ken - who only want to stemulate people by getting them mad at something) we have humanitran reasons to concider, no human being should be treated like a dog by those coyote operations and no human being should be living like a dog in the bushes just outside of town. It must stop.
One poster here had the right idea. But none of you gave it a 2nd thought. We need to improve the legal way people can come here from Mexico, we need to make sure that process is speeded up and get rid of the redtape that slows down lawful entry. We need to comprehend that Mexicans and South Americans are not terrorists and so this has nothing to do with Homeland Security objectives, they are Native Americans just like our own Indians only they live in South Ameirca or central America.
We need to set a standard concening how many can be allowed to cross per year and have a system to make sure they will return at the end of seasonal work is done or within a certain amount of time (before additional people can come here). And if their children are born here, what rights should they have or should they have to adopt the rights of their parent's country.
With the green card indicaiting legal entry to work they should be permitted to share whatever medical, transportation, and housing rights simular to the rights of anyone else. That extra expense should partly come form fines collected from any busness that hires undocumented people. Legal workers from Mexico and elsewhere should have the right to effect union representation or to oganize their own unions.
The police should deport only if they are arrested for a crime other then for traffic violations.
Those making applications to enter the USA to work should have a medical examination to check that they do not have AIDs or some other illness that would impact the population here.
Then buy more technology to secure the boarders - like cameras to monitor the boarders to you do not need as many troops to watch it. As well as some roadblock check points to inspect trucks, vans, and other vehicles that might be used for transportation of undocumented people. (and boats).
And remember.... they are people .... not dogs or an enemy.
Technosoul. |