Oh, but pray tell what is your solution. I can only hope it's a plausible one or at least one that makes sense.
Also, what "free" stuff do they give them. I'd like to see some examples of these and all. Plus, they don't get the benefits of citizenship so they'll miss out on some things. Course, I'm not for illegal immigration at all, which is why hearing some solutions to this problem would aid in this. Unless this is just to rant on it or rant on the opposite side in which case....what's the point of this?
I live in California so I?m in one of, if not ground zero of the Immigration debate and I can tell you point blank that Immigrants, be it from Mexico&Central America, Asia or elsewhere in the world,
DO NOT ASSIMILATE. Meaning they basically bring their country with them and set up shop in little enclaves and slowly transform what was once English speaking into Spanish, Japanese, Chinese(pick a dialect), Punjabi and other languages. It?s exactly what they have in Europe where there are enclaves of Muslim communities that Police don?t go into. Why? They don?t because it?s too dangerous and the native rule of law doesn?t apply there but Sharia law instead. In other words, they?re imposing their customs, language and beliefs onto native citizens as opposed to them adopting the customs, language and beliefs of the native citizenry. In other words, they don?t
ASSIMILATE.
As for
free stuff, try K-12 Public Education, In-State Tuition for College(I bet legal US Cutizens in other states really like that one...), Drivers Licenses(which were given to Illegal Immigrants prior to them doing a CYA law where the DMV could issue them to said individuals. Now with the Federal ?Real ID? law going into effect, I now have to go to the DMV and get an updated Drivers License if I want to go on a plane and it?s all because some CA DMV workers skirted State(if not Federal(have to check that)) Law because our old Drivers Licenses were as good as citizenship(because to get them you have to prove you?re a US Citizen). Think I?m lying on this? A DMV employee told my father first hand why he had to update his Drivers License to this Real ID version. No one will ever get held accountable for it either), Work permits and more.
My stance on this is zero tolerance. If you?re here in the USA illegally, you?re by definition in civil violation(via Arizona vs. United States 2012 Supreme Court decision. I?d legislatively raise it to a Felony but that?s another topic for another time) and the punishment is deportation and being barred from re-entry(which people do not adhere to since there are numerous cases of illegal immigrants being deported more than once). To discourage people from coming here, I?d go after the people who employ them and exploit them(Agriculture industry especially, but also Meat Packing, Warehouse and Hospitality industry). By going after the Employers, it cuts off the Economic magnet(the main driving force for people coming here, not seeking asylum like those on the left want you to believe). To make matters worse, a lot of people send their money back home as opposed to spending it here domestically(Mexico in particular is a huge beneficiary of this).
Furthermore, if their country is such a corrupt and inhospitable place, why can?t they stay there and do something about it? Wouldn?t it be better for their country to be reformed than to make the long and dangerous trek to come to the USA(wherein people are abused by the smugglers and cartels who take the risk of bringing them here).
My solution is as follows. We will accept x amount of people from certain countries each year(aka the lottery system that the GOP wants to eliminate). However to be eligible, you must register with our local Embassy, learn and be certified fluent in English, learn our Civics and fundamental laws and demonstrate you have some skills to offer the country(which falls in line with the merit based system they want to implement). Those with skills would get a higher priority number or better chance to make it as opposed to those without any skills. If an unskilled person has to wait years to come here, so be it.