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Originally posted by CobraCommander
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
reply to post by CobraCommander
You honestly dont see the troubling precedent set by allowing law enforcement to require 'papers' from people at their own discretion?
At least this law appears to also be going after the employers. I just dont like the part giving law enforcement even more authority to detain and question at will.
That much, I do agree with. The "papers please" routine by law-enforcement is already bad enough. If they stop you while driving a motor vehicle, fine, they have the right to see your license IF and only if they had PC to stop you in the first place. Immigration checkpoints, just like DWI checkpoints, are unconstitutional.
But the new provisions of this bill, such as barring illegals from college is fine by me. Heck, I wish they took it a step further and barred illegals from ALL public schools, regardless of age.
It obliges public schools to determine the immigration status of all students, requiring parents of foreign-born students to report the immigration status of their children.
Originally posted by CobraCommander
reply to post by incrediblelousminds
Pretty much is not close enough. Illegals should be barred from public school just as if they had never gotten proper vaccinations, also required by public schools. If they can force citizens to have to go to the doctor and get pumped full of dangerous chemicals, they can certainly demand to see a birth certificate for a student.
Originally posted by CobraCommander
reply to post by incrediblelousminds
Illegals are illegals. Has nothing to do with xenophobia. They are a threat to our economy and our entire way of life, the very basis of law itself.
And no, an "educated" population has nothing to do with illegals in public schools. They are day-care prisons where kids don't learn anything anymore thanks in large part to illegals as students.
Originally posted by g146541
reply to post by haarvik
In my opinion if they are here illegally, they are sport.
Put em in a field and let's hunt em down.
Parasites deserve no rights or mercy.
If they want freedom or any of the shiny trinkets we have let them go home and fight for it there, we have other problems of our own we need to fix.
Why do we not label illegals as insurgents?
We are at war, aren't we?
Originally posted by g146541
reply to post by haarvik
In my opinion if they are here illegally, they are sport.
Put em in a field and let's hunt em down.
Parasites deserve no rights or mercy.
If they want freedom or any of the shiny trinkets we have let them go home and fight for it there, we have other problems of our own we need to fix.
Why do we not label illegals as insurgents?
We are at war, aren't we?
Them attending public school is not a htreat to our economy. Their parents being employed by regional companies is the threat to the economy.
Originally posted by CobraCommander
Illegals in public schools certainly is a threat to our economy, not to mention the threat illegals pose to the safety of our children and the quality of their education.
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
Originally posted by g146541
reply to post by haarvik
In my opinion if they are here illegally, they are sport.
Put em in a field and let's hunt em down.
Parasites deserve no rights or mercy.
If they want freedom or any of the shiny trinkets we have let them go home and fight for it there, we have other problems of our own we need to fix.
Why do we not label illegals as insurgents?
We are at war, aren't we?
The fact that this was even posted, in addition to getting at least one star, merely highlights my point that much of this is just xenophobia.
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
Originally posted by CobraCommander
Illegals in public schools certainly is a threat to our economy, not to mention the threat illegals pose to the safety of our children and the quality of their education.
No. it's not. The 'threat' is them being employed in the first place. their kids attending school is merely a SYMPTOM.
If it's really a 'threat' show me the numbers.
Originally posted by CobraCommander
Has nothing to do with xenophobia any more then the French were Xenophobic of the Germans.
Originally posted by CobraCommander
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
Originally posted by CobraCommander
Illegals in public schools certainly is a threat to our economy, not to mention the threat illegals pose to the safety of our children and the quality of their education.
No. it's not. The 'threat' is them being employed in the first place. their kids attending school is merely a SYMPTOM.
If it's really a 'threat' show me the numbers.
Google is your friend, the numbers are out there. Particularly for the California public school system which has been the hardest hit.
Aside from that, I don't need to spout off some numbers to know the affect. Right here in my county property tax went through the roof and many people lost their homes as the result of a major influx of illegals and the sudden increase in tax liability. Taxes went up as the student population spiked with illegals and the need for Spanish-speaking teachers and staff as well as added security and a number of other changes. At the same time, there was this new liability on taxpayers, there was NO offset by the illegals themselves becoming taxpayers in the community, and taxpayers were less able to get jobs thanks to the illegal workers flooding the area.
Originally posted by muse7
Illegals were a non-issue before the economy started tanking, and in the early 2000's congress was on the verge of passing an immigration reform that would have provided a path to citizenship.
Republicans want something that they can use to "rally" the people to vote for them, so far its working.
Blame the mess this country is in on the illegals, and forget about the banksters that the republicans love so much.
Originally posted by incrediblelousminds
Originally posted by CobraCommander
Has nothing to do with xenophobia any more then the French were Xenophobic of the Germans.
Yeah. totally. Except that the Germans invaded France with tanks and soldiers while people entering our border from the south (or from anywhere, really) are doing so to get jobs. But GREAT analogy.
Originally posted by muse7
Illegals were a non-issue before the economy started tanking, and in the early 2000's congress was on the verge of passing an immigration reform that would have provided a path to citizenship.
Republicans want something that they can use to "rally" the people to vote for them, so far its working.
Blame the mess this country is in on the illegals, and forget about the banksters that the republicans love so much.