But did we lock them up and take their children away from them?
No one wants open borders. No one wants illegal immigrants to come here and do whatever. The difference is one group of people want to lock them and take their children away for no reason, while other side wants humane treatment for everyone.
Which side are you on?
Before you answer.... Do you smoke pot? Imagine you are arrested for a misdemeanor because you have a joint in your car. It's a misdemeanor, but the police officer has the choice to issue you a ticket or arrest you. So... from now on there is a zero tolerance policy, so from now on the next time you busted for a joint it's a misdemeanor which requires you to go to jail, no bond, no bail, and you have to wait until you can see a judge. Because of this zero tolerance policy, the jails are over crowded and because of the zero tolerance policy the legal system is backed up so.... You sit in jail for thirty days plus while waiting to see a judge. Your car was impounded. And if your child was with you, well, they went off to detention in another state because your state doesn't have a facility to hold children.
Does that sound logical to you at all?
This is what is currently happening. If you enter the country illegally it's a misdemeanor, they get thrown in jail until they can see a judge which takes weeks or months. In the mean time, their car is impounded, and if they have a job and rent a house.... Well, they no lose all of their stuff. If they have kids, well, their kids get taken away from them.
This is a horrible policy. We are holding people in jail for no reason and hold them, which is only costing us money. SEND THEM HOME AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
This is so simple it's not even funny. I'll use bullet points to explain it....
- If you are caught in the US illegally - ever - you never apply for a green card, apply to become a citizen, or apply for asylum
- If you are caught in the US illegally you are quickly returned home and charged - they have to pay for all of the expenses of arresting, detaining, feeding, and transporting them. If they don't pay, turn it over to a collection agency.
- If they return to the US illegally and are caught, it's two years in prison.
- If they return again to the US illegally and are caught, it's ten years in prison.
Just the fact that if they are caught in the US illegally means they will NEVER have the ability to become a US citizen is enough to deter them right from the beginning. If they continue to break the law and return to the US, straight to prison.