A Deeply Fractured US

[PrairieFella]

Violent Criminals. Illegal Aliens are illegal too, just not violent. And yes someone who is in a country illegally should be ejected.

It is not illegal to enter a country unauthorized for the purposes of seeking asylum per the Refugee Convention of 1951. The USA is a party to the 1967 protocol.

 

[Halifax Tar]

It is not illegal to enter a country unauthorized for the purposes of seeking asylum per the Refugee Convention of 1951. The USA is a party to the 1967 protocol.

To seek asylum you must claim asylum. Not enter a country and hide and leech off of tax payer resources.

You also have one year upon entry to make that claim in the USA.

 

[Czech_pivo]

To seek asylum you must claim asylum. Not enter a country and hide and leech off of tax payer resources.

You also have one year upon entry to make that claim in the USA.

Again, to address the issue of illegal immigrants - both in US and Canada - the authorities need to detain, charge, fine and imprison all companies and individuals who knowingly employ illegals. Reduce/remove the employment opportunities and the numbers of illegals coming into both countries to work illegally will dramatically drop.

 

[Eaglelord17]

To seek asylum you must claim asylum. Not enter a country and hide and leech off of tax payer resources.

You also have one year upon entry to make that claim in the USA.

Considering how much they contribute to the US economy I wouldn’t consider it leeching. Approximately 75% of them are working as opposed to 62.5% of Americans.

They are also working for less money than Americans with less rights and safety rules because a lot of Americans take advantage of that illegal status to exploit them and use them in ways they cannot a US citizen.

They pay approximately 100bn a year in taxes for a system they can’t take advantage of.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Again, to address the issue of illegal immigrants - both in US and Canada - the authorities need to detain, charge, fine and imprison all companies and individuals who knowingly employ illegals. Reduce/remove the employment opportunities and the numbers of illegals coming into both countries to work illegally will dramatically drop.

I didn't say I liked the way the US was going about this. But I fully support the deportation of people who illegally enter a country or are illegally in a country, having over stayed their permissions.

Go after the companies who are abusing this as well, absolutely. Both can and should be done.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Considering how much they contribute to the US economy I wouldn’t consider it leeching. Approximately 75% of them are working as opposed to 62.5% of Americans.

They are also working for less money than Americans with less rights and safety rules because a lot of Americans take advantage of that illegal status to exploit them and use them in ways they cannot a US citizen.

They pay approximately 100bn a year in taxes for a system they can’t take advantage of.

No one knows exactly how many illegal aliens are in the USA. Its estimated at 11 - 14 Millions by my googling.

I don't put much weight in stats when the base line cant even be confirmed.