excalibur
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Just remove them, now.
The Democrats think far more highly of these illegals than of the American people.
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The Democrats think far more highly of these illegals than of the American people.
Contra enthusiasts for lawlessness, a great way to improve American neighborhoods would be to arrest, detain, and deport all illegal aliens.
ince Abigail Spanberger became the 75th governor of the Old Dominion, she has sought to make Virginia the new face of the movement for “sanctuary states.” While allegedly agreeing to “comply with federal law” and “cooperate with lawful federal immigration enforcement,” Gov. Spanberger’s recent May 20 Executive Order 16 is yet one more attempt to obstruct federal immigration enforcement.
The order aims to restrict the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at state property, hospitals, schools, and polling locations. This follows upon Spanberger’s very first executive directive, which rescinded all Virginia state agencies’ law enforcement agreements with ICE instituted previously under Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. She also recently signed a bill passed by the General Assembly to restrict law enforcement officers from wearing masks. In every way, Spanberger is seeking to obstruct federal immigration enforcement, which only highlights the greater need for federal pressure on Virginia to achieve mass deportations of illegal aliens and basic protection for American citizens.
In her Executive Order 16, Spanberger claimed, “Kids in elementary school are afraid to get on the bus, neighbors fear being targeted based on their appearance at the grocery store, and workers are not showing up at their jobs.” This misleading emotional appeal echoes astounding remarks made on May 14 by the Cato Institute’s David Bier. Bier exhorted the Trump administration to “give up on the mass deportation fantasy” and claimed that “about one in five Fairfax residents is someone who could be deported or who lives with them. It would destroy neighborhoods, rip Americans away from their spouses, parents, friends, families, customers, employees, employers, nurses, nannies, and teachers.”
If true, this shocking statistic highlights the issue that we do not even accurately know the true number of illegal aliens residing in the United States, though the number is surely higher than any official estimates issued by politicians and think tanks over the past few decades.
While warning about the devastating personal and economic consequences of mass deportations, antagonists like Spanberger and Bier make no attempt to distinguish between American citizens and noncitizen illegal aliens. What “Americans” are they talking about who will be jeopardized by immigration enforcement? Even for those aliens previously granted Temporary Protected Status or immigration parole, the federal government can revoke that — as the Trump administration has sought to do — which means they can also be removed from the country. The emotional appeal against immigration enforcement relies on the belief that once someone steps foot on American soil, he has an indelible right to remain here, regardless of his citizenship, history, or ancestry.
According to Bier, we cannot enforce federal immigration law and achieve mass deportations simply because we have too many lawbreakers already here. If anything, such claims should have the opposite effect of that intended: to demonstrate the radical need for law enforcement, rather than discourage any attempts to deport illegals.
If it’s true that one in five Fairfax residents is an illegal or is closely connected with an illegal alien, then what does that mean for the census and for the distribution of seats for the local, state, and federal government? If Fairfax County has such an outsized portion of illegal residents and workers, it suggests its political representation is unlawfully inflated — a reality Democrats are certainly aware of and willing to exploit.
Realistically, a massive population of illegal aliens is economically bad for America when we actually consider the interests of American citizens and taxpayers. An increased population of illegal aliens means more competition for jobs, especially low-skilled jobs, which drives wages down. It means more competition for housing, driving up rental and home prices. It means more competition for goods and services, driving up general prices for consumers. It means more strain on public services like schools, hospitals, and law enforcement.
Perhaps most importantly, more than half of legal and illegal immigrant households in the U.S. rely on one or more welfare programs, according to data compiled and released by White Papers Policy Institute. Why should American taxpayers be forced to pay for such welfare programs? Immigrants relying heavily on welfare ought to provide a serious incentive to end both legal and illegal immigration to the country.
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The order aims to restrict the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at state property, hospitals, schools, and polling locations. This follows upon Spanberger’s very first executive directive, which rescinded all Virginia state agencies’ law enforcement agreements with ICE instituted previously under Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin. She also recently signed a bill passed by the General Assembly to restrict law enforcement officers from wearing masks. In every way, Spanberger is seeking to obstruct federal immigration enforcement, which only highlights the greater need for federal pressure on Virginia to achieve mass deportations of illegal aliens and basic protection for American citizens.
In her Executive Order 16, Spanberger claimed, “Kids in elementary school are afraid to get on the bus, neighbors fear being targeted based on their appearance at the grocery store, and workers are not showing up at their jobs.” This misleading emotional appeal echoes astounding remarks made on May 14 by the Cato Institute’s David Bier. Bier exhorted the Trump administration to “give up on the mass deportation fantasy” and claimed that “about one in five Fairfax residents is someone who could be deported or who lives with them. It would destroy neighborhoods, rip Americans away from their spouses, parents, friends, families, customers, employees, employers, nurses, nannies, and teachers.”
If true, this shocking statistic highlights the issue that we do not even accurately know the true number of illegal aliens residing in the United States, though the number is surely higher than any official estimates issued by politicians and think tanks over the past few decades.
While warning about the devastating personal and economic consequences of mass deportations, antagonists like Spanberger and Bier make no attempt to distinguish between American citizens and noncitizen illegal aliens. What “Americans” are they talking about who will be jeopardized by immigration enforcement? Even for those aliens previously granted Temporary Protected Status or immigration parole, the federal government can revoke that — as the Trump administration has sought to do — which means they can also be removed from the country. The emotional appeal against immigration enforcement relies on the belief that once someone steps foot on American soil, he has an indelible right to remain here, regardless of his citizenship, history, or ancestry.
According to Bier, we cannot enforce federal immigration law and achieve mass deportations simply because we have too many lawbreakers already here. If anything, such claims should have the opposite effect of that intended: to demonstrate the radical need for law enforcement, rather than discourage any attempts to deport illegals.
If it’s true that one in five Fairfax residents is an illegal or is closely connected with an illegal alien, then what does that mean for the census and for the distribution of seats for the local, state, and federal government? If Fairfax County has such an outsized portion of illegal residents and workers, it suggests its political representation is unlawfully inflated — a reality Democrats are certainly aware of and willing to exploit.
Realistically, a massive population of illegal aliens is economically bad for America when we actually consider the interests of American citizens and taxpayers. An increased population of illegal aliens means more competition for jobs, especially low-skilled jobs, which drives wages down. It means more competition for housing, driving up rental and home prices. It means more competition for goods and services, driving up general prices for consumers. It means more strain on public services like schools, hospitals, and law enforcement.
Perhaps most importantly, more than half of legal and illegal immigrant households in the U.S. rely on one or more welfare programs, according to data compiled and released by White Papers Policy Institute. Why should American taxpayers be forced to pay for such welfare programs? Immigrants relying heavily on welfare ought to provide a serious incentive to end both legal and illegal immigration to the country.
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We Need Mass Deportations In Virginia Immediately
Contra enthusiasts for lawlessness, a great way to improve American neighborhoods would be to arrest, detain, and deport all illegal aliens.
thefederalist.com
