Questions Our Politicans Must Answer in the Immigration Debate
Authored by JOHN W LILLPOP
In 1986, President Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control (IRAC) Act, the stated purpose of which was to end illegal immigration by imposing severe penalties on employers who hire people without a legal basis for being here.
IRCA also granted amnesty to approximately four million illegals here at the time, most of whom hailed from Mexico. Again, the thinking was that by granting a one-time amnesty, illegal immigration would no longer be a problem.
Unfortunately, IRAC has never been enforced. In fact, it has been blatantly ignored by both Democrat and Republican administrations.
As a consequence, 20 years after enactment of IRAC, America has been invaded by as many as 20 million additional illegal aliens--on top of the four million granted amnesty in 1986.
In terms of sheer numbers, if the population of illegal aliens currently here was a separate state, that state would be the most populous in the United States, excepting California.
Because illegal aliens represent so many serious threats to American citizens, it is essential that lawmakers consider several vital questions when debating illegal immigration:
*Can America afford to grant amnesty to third-world peasants equal in population to the entire nation of Australia? Or five times the population of Ireland? Sixty seven percent the population of Canada?
*Does it make any sense to add what would essentially be a 51st state comprised of majority third-world criminals who are impoverished, uneducated and non-English speaking?
*Why should the United States even consider amnesty for those who believe that Mexico is still the rightful owner of the U.S. Southwest, and that “gringos” should be forced to leave the continent?
*Can America tolerate a subculture in which the Mexican flag is more esteemed that the Red, White, and Blue, or in which Spanish is the preferred language over English?
*Why should American citizens who have paid taxes all their lives be subjected to the displacement and turmoil that comes with radical changes in racial demographics, language and culture?
*If amnesty was in fact enacted now, how long would it be before another 20 million illegal aliens would ignore our borders and laws in pursuit of a better life?
In 1986, President Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control (IRAC) Act, the stated purpose of which was to end illegal immigration by imposing severe penalties on employers who hire people without a legal basis for being here.
IRCA also granted amnesty to approximately four million illegals here at the time, most of whom hailed from Mexico. Again, the thinking was that by granting a one-time amnesty, illegal immigration would no longer be a problem.
Unfortunately, IRAC has never been enforced. In fact, it has been blatantly ignored by both Democrat and Republican administrations.
As a consequence, 20 years after enactment of IRAC, America has been invaded by as many as 20 million additional illegal aliens--on top of the four million granted amnesty in 1986.
In terms of sheer numbers, if the population of illegal aliens currently here was a separate state, that state would be the most populous in the United States, excepting California.
Because illegal aliens represent so many serious threats to American citizens, it is essential that lawmakers consider several vital questions when debating illegal immigration:
*Can America afford to grant amnesty to third-world peasants equal in population to the entire nation of Australia? Or five times the population of Ireland? Sixty seven percent the population of Canada?
*Does it make any sense to add what would essentially be a 51st state comprised of majority third-world criminals who are impoverished, uneducated and non-English speaking?
*Why should the United States even consider amnesty for those who believe that Mexico is still the rightful owner of the U.S. Southwest, and that “gringos” should be forced to leave the continent?
*Can America tolerate a subculture in which the Mexican flag is more esteemed that the Red, White, and Blue, or in which Spanish is the preferred language over English?
*Why should American citizens who have paid taxes all their lives be subjected to the displacement and turmoil that comes with radical changes in racial demographics, language and culture?
*If amnesty was in fact enacted now, how long would it be before another 20 million illegal aliens would ignore our borders and laws in pursuit of a better life?
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