One of the things that is often misrepresented is the idea of decriminalizing immigration.
If you change it back to a civil violation instead of a criminal one, the main difference is how they are treated. In a civil proceeding the issue will come down to the lack of documentation and failure to produce or obtain it will still lead to deportation. It won't lead to people being locked in cages and separated from their families until it plays out.
Failure to show up for a hearing will result in warrants and make the offense more serious.
If your image of the undocumented people is a bunch of criminals and rapists who are intent on violating our laws this will not seem like a good policy.
However that describes very few of the undocumented people in this country.
They and their families are generally simply behaving like all previous immigrants have.
The problem is simply what standard should we apply to hard working people simply trying to lead a better life.
I think treating them like people and the good neighbors they are is appropriate.
Showing posts with label borders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label borders. Show all posts
Friday, July 12, 2019
Saturday, February 2, 2019
How About a Big Fan?
Why are we building a wall on the Southern Border when the Polar Vortex just crossed our Northern Border and was responsible for major disruptions and multiple deaths?
At this time of year I would much rather have weather cross into this country over our Southern Border!
I was thinking about how to stop something like these weather events when we get invaded by cold from the north in the winter and various nasty events from the south in the summer.
Why not a wall of border fans?
It wouldn't probably have any impact on the weather but it would make us feel like we were trying and who is going to run thought a bunch of spinning blades to sneak across the border?
They would have to be reversible so we could blow hot or cold, depending.
I suspect it might impact some migratory animals but I'm sure we can deal with that.
Just blow that Polar Vortex back to where it belongs.
Use warm Mexican weather to combat it, could be part of a trade agreement.
Canada could return the favor in the summer.
Since both would benefit, I'm sure they would be happy to finance the fan walls!
It is pretty clearly something that won't actually work, and it would be very expensive to build and maintain, but it isn't the first such proposal!
Certainly seems easier than actually working the underlying issues impacting climate change.
At this time of year I would much rather have weather cross into this country over our Southern Border!
I was thinking about how to stop something like these weather events when we get invaded by cold from the north in the winter and various nasty events from the south in the summer.
Why not a wall of border fans?
It wouldn't probably have any impact on the weather but it would make us feel like we were trying and who is going to run thought a bunch of spinning blades to sneak across the border?
They would have to be reversible so we could blow hot or cold, depending.
I suspect it might impact some migratory animals but I'm sure we can deal with that.
Just blow that Polar Vortex back to where it belongs.
Use warm Mexican weather to combat it, could be part of a trade agreement.
Canada could return the favor in the summer.
Since both would benefit, I'm sure they would be happy to finance the fan walls!
It is pretty clearly something that won't actually work, and it would be very expensive to build and maintain, but it isn't the first such proposal!
Certainly seems easier than actually working the underlying issues impacting climate change.
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