Of course, the thing here that Open Borders Sara Ramey, an immigration attorney and the executive director at the very open borders Migrant Center for Human Rights in San Antonio, Texas, fails to note is that illegal aliens aren’t actually part of the immigration system, beyond federal law which states if they are caught they are punished. For a first offense, a small fine and deportation
5 ways the new Congress can improve our immigration system
Whether as part of the government shutdown negotiations or through other legislative efforts, Congress can make a real difference in the lives of immigrants a number of way. Here I’ve outlined five effective steps that can be taken:
- Ensure judicial independence (she wants it not subject to the whims of whomever is in office as POTUS. So, who provides oversight? Doesn’t say)
- End prosecutions of asylum seekers (and this is the kind of thing which makes all the illegals claim asylum, despite less than 7% qualifying)
- Protect domestic violence victims (funny that she doesn’t want to protect victims of illegal alien crime)
- Protect family unity and well-being (I’m going to come back to this one)
- Eliminate unjustified detention (in other words, release all illegals, because they’ll totally come back for their hearings, right?)
Now, back to #4, in which she writes
Additionally, Congress should stop the administration from charging parents with smuggling their children under 8 U.S. Code § 1324. Congress can pass a law clarifying that bringing a minor child with you does not constitute smuggling, thereby clarifying that we are not a country that penalizes parents and children for wanting to be together.
Remember the days when we were told that we shouldn’t punish the children for the sins of the parents? Sin means “breaking U.S. law,” correct? So, someone has to pay. That would be the parents. The Open Borders advocates are exposing what they really mean, which is “let the kids and parents stay, regardless.” Which incentivizes more to come illegally.
Look at Senator Jeff Merkely (D-Oregon): he’s bringing a mother and child who were separated for two months (under a policy that Obama himself used) after they came illegally. This tells people to come illegally.
Illegal immigrants jump the line, making legal immigrants wait
Despite political and religious oppression under the Soviet Union, my parents waited their turn and legally immigrated to the U.S. They became doctors and saved thousands of American lives.
My Ukrainian aunt, cousin, and other relatives are doctors and other needed professionals. They have struggled constantly to immigrate for decades. Even as other less qualified cross the southern border daily and then cut the line, my family is forced to wait, kept apart by a broken immigration system.
President Trump’s promise of border security offers them hope that one day, illegal immigration may slow down and their turn will come to arrive legally. (snip)
Then again, how can the line to immigrate not take 20 years if there are thousands entering illegally every year? How can our government not be concerned about issuing visas when so many are overstayed, and we don’t have nearly enough personnel to ensure enforcement? Securing our borders and investing in enforcement is not “anti-immigrant†but “pro-legal immigrant.†It would also help countless Americans.
Yeah, but Democrats need gardeners, farm workers, and other low wage, uneducated people who will end up depending on government and voting Democrats. Why would we want people who really want to be American and bring valuable skills and knowledge? Sheesh.
