Immigrants, Jail and Governors
Posted on January 4, 2008
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The United States has a rare relationship with immigration, a relationship that no nation on earth can mirror. On the one hand, we are a nation full of immigrant, and on the other hand it causes incredibly problem from sea to shining sea. Being that it is an election year, both parties have exploited not only people, but the entire issue itself, leading to all sorts of failed ideas which were doomed from the start, but which lure certain demographics into various political parties. Worst of it is, illegal immigration and crime are linked quite closely, and politicians all over the nation aren’t dealing with the issues in any sort of realistic manner. Here are a few states and how they’re handling (or not handling) the issue:
New York
Governor Spitzer proposed a program that would allow illegal immigrants to obtain drivers license . Then, he backed off that plan. Now, Gov. Spitzer is completely rethinking his plans as the public, the Republicans and even the courts were ready to fight him tooth and nail. Gov. Spitzer made a million promises while running for governor, and those who elected him have watched him fail and flail, especially on the issue of immigration.
Arizona
In 2006, they proposed a bill to make illegal immigrants illegal. But then the governor struck it down. However, Gov. Janet Napolitano the signed into law a measure punishing employers who employ illegal immigrants. And now, the laws in Arizona criminalizing their employment are so strict, some immigrants are moving out of the state.
Massachusetts
In 2006, then prospective presidential candidate Mitt Romney approved measures to allow sheriffs to enforce federal immigration law. And while Massachusetts has had its share of criminal challenges with illegal immigrants, not much else has happened. However, as president, Mitt Romney pledged to punish states that “harbor” illegal immigrants.
Missouri
Gov. Matt Blunt has ordered the highway patrol to keep track of illegal immigrants on the road.
California
This state deals with this possibly more than other, due to the abundance of work for illegal aliens. As a result, cities all over the state handle the issue differently (see Costa Mesa and San Francisco). As a result, the state has no cohesive way to handle the issue.
Time and again, states are handling what is a federal issue without any commonality, and states have done everything from making illegal aliens criminals to welcoming them with open arms. And, as a result, the crime rate surrounding illegal immigrants is ignored and a new naturalization process is left twisting in the wind.
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And the real crime is that we think that just because we have the grace to be born in this country, we have the right to keep anyone out whom we deem not desirable. I refer specifically to people born a few miles south of our borders, on the same continent. Why is America the land of opportunity for only those persons to whom we desire to give an opportunity?
In my point of view we must ban the practice of giving citizenship to individuals born in the United States. Obviously that person cant be a citizen when his/her parents have themselves entered the country illegaly or they themselves are not citizens or permanent residents.