According to news reports, many people around the country are now afraid of being deported once Donald Trump takes office. The media calls these people "immigrants", but they are actually "illegal aliens". They are here illegally. Why shouldn't they be afraid of deportation. If someone fails to pay taxes, shouldn't that person fear being caught by the IRS? If someone commits theft, shouldn't he or she fear being caught by the police? Why are some illegal acts supposed to be acceptable, while others are not?
The truth is that it would be a good thing for the country if the fear of deportation actually got some of the illegals to leave. They could just move back to their home countries. Each year, something like half a million people here illegally do just that. Suppose that the fear of which the media speaks causes that number to increase to 1.5 million each year. By the end of Trump's term, that would remove four million illegals from the country without any action being taken by the government.
The key now, however, is not deportation. No, the first step in getting control of this situation is to get control of the border. The second step is to arrest and deport the violent criminals included among the illegals. There is no reason that members of drug cartels or gangs should be allowed to stay here. Just those two things will take a while. Once that is accomplished, there will be plenty of time to decide what comes next.
The truth is that it would be a good thing for the country if the fear of deportation actually got some of the illegals to leave. They could just move back to their home countries. Each year, something like half a million people here illegally do just that. Suppose that the fear of which the media speaks causes that number to increase to 1.5 million each year. By the end of Trump's term, that would remove four million illegals from the country without any action being taken by the government.
The key now, however, is not deportation. No, the first step in getting control of this situation is to get control of the border. The second step is to arrest and deport the violent criminals included among the illegals. There is no reason that members of drug cartels or gangs should be allowed to stay here. Just those two things will take a while. Once that is accomplished, there will be plenty of time to decide what comes next.
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