catatomic
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Immigration is not in the constitution.
Crossing is not illegal because they aren't accross the border until they're in our country.
Therefore they should only be called illegal immigrants if they've committed a crime.
There should not be stigma.
A US Citizen is not allowed to harbor, hire, transport, give documents to or help them accross the border.
They actually help:
"Illegal Immigration" to the United States - Wikipedia
Research shows that illegal immigrants increase the size of the U.S. economy, contribute to economic growth, enhance the welfare of natives, contribute more in tax revenue than they collect, reduce American firms' incentives to offshore jobs and import foreign-produced goods, and benefit consumers by reducing the prices of goods and services.[11][12][13][14] Economists estimate that legalization of the illegal immigrant population would increase the immigrants' earnings and consumption considerably, and increase U.S. gross domestic product.[15][16][17][18] Most scientific studies have shown that illegal immigrants commit less crime than natives and legal immigrants.[19][20][21] Sanctuary cities—which adopt policies designed to avoid prosecuting people solely for being in the country illegally—have no statistically meaningful impact on crime.[22][23] Research suggests that immigration enforcement has no impact on crime rates.[22][24][25]
Crossing is not illegal because they aren't accross the border until they're in our country.
Therefore they should only be called illegal immigrants if they've committed a crime.
There should not be stigma.
A US Citizen is not allowed to harbor, hire, transport, give documents to or help them accross the border.
They actually help:
"Illegal Immigration" to the United States - Wikipedia
Research shows that illegal immigrants increase the size of the U.S. economy, contribute to economic growth, enhance the welfare of natives, contribute more in tax revenue than they collect, reduce American firms' incentives to offshore jobs and import foreign-produced goods, and benefit consumers by reducing the prices of goods and services.[11][12][13][14] Economists estimate that legalization of the illegal immigrant population would increase the immigrants' earnings and consumption considerably, and increase U.S. gross domestic product.[15][16][17][18] Most scientific studies have shown that illegal immigrants commit less crime than natives and legal immigrants.[19][20][21] Sanctuary cities—which adopt policies designed to avoid prosecuting people solely for being in the country illegally—have no statistically meaningful impact on crime.[22][23] Research suggests that immigration enforcement has no impact on crime rates.[22][24][25]
