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But there is a shift now. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal agency, is asking local police departments to take a more active role in tracking down illegal immigrants. And a new Missouri law requires local authorities to cooperate with ICE in an effort to prevent any area from becoming a safe haven for immigrants.
One overarching issue that remains is the ease with which Mexicans and other Central and South American cross our southern borders. The numbers have decreased dramatically in recent months, but that likely is because the recession means fewer jobs are available rather that better border enforcement.
Another important issue is the responsibility place on U.S. employers to verify the status of new hires. Employers who don't follow these requirements are inviting repercussions from federal authorities.
Illegal immigration is a complex issue. The upgraded ICE effort only touches a tip of the situation.
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How come someone who enters this country in violation of it's laws... Either forges or obtains forged documents so they can become employed be defined as people who "obey the law"?
It is illegal to be present in the United States without entering legally.
It is illegal to forge Federal and State documents.
It is illegal to assume another persons identity or create a false identity for the purpose of financial gain.
Since every illegal alien by their own acts have violated several federal, state, and local laws and are in fact in constant violation of Federal Law by remaining here... How can they possibly be characterized as "For the most part, these relative newcomers find work, obey the law..."
I submit that the premise of an illegal alien being someone that obeys our laws is a complete falsehood.
Scottm52:
Well said. This editorial is more of the same mainstream Republican crap that has helped destroy their party.
Ironically it is the same ideology that helped destroy the Democrat party.
The myth is that they are here doing work that Americans aren't willing to do. The fact that unemployment has now reached the double-digits dispells this myth as well.