Here's a handy chronology of the history of United States immigration laws. A few points to take note of...
Chinese Exclusion Acts / Immigration Exclusion Act (1882): prohibited citizenship for Chinese immigrants. Subsequent acts reinforcing the exclusion of Chinese immigrant were passed in 1884, 1886 and 1888.
"In 1882, 1884, 1886, and 1888, Congress passed Chinese exclusion acts, suspending immigration of Chinese laborers and barring reentry of all Chinese laborers who departed and did not return before the passage of the Act" (Lowe 180-81fn14).
and...
Immigration Act of 1917: Exclusion of Asian Indians (1917)
"A geographical criterion was used to exclude Asian Indians, because their racial or ethnic status was unclear" (Lowe, 180-81fn14).
I bring both of these laws to light because they were, at one time, the law of the land and then they were changed. It's not the fucking end of all that is holy if we change immigration law (or any law for that matter) that isn't working and/or not applicable to the times.
Our current system of immigration isn't working. We have over 11 million undocumented workers that are effectively being given amnesty. We are not going to deport the vast majority of them. 40% of them didn't sneak across the border. They stayed beyond their work visas which means that all the border securing mouth foaming isn't applicable. It's time for the House to pass Marco Rubio's bill so we can finally have immigration law that fits the time.
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We are not going to deport the vast majority of them.
Give Obama credit where it is due - he sure has tried!
You are correct. So why don't the Republicans "trust" him to carry out the law? Oh, right...because of Obamacare....as is always the case...
We are not going to deport the vast majority of them.
Why not? Are you claiming it's physically impossible?
border securing mouth foaming isn't applicable
Ahhh, instead we can have mouth foaming about not doing anything at all to determine when people leave and not deporting them.
can finally have immigration law that fits the time
Amnesty that isn't called amnesty? Ok, I can deal with that - but you do realize that the other part of the bill to supposedly completely close the border and start tracking visas and ejecting those that overstay? Right? You do realize that right? You are ok with that? Why?
Fits the time? What the hell is changed here? Last time we did an 'amnesty' the other part of it was supposed to be closing the border. Are you claiming 'for real's' this time?
Why not? Are you claiming it's physically impossible?
Wow, I don't say things like this very often but you really are a fucking moron, GD. The fact that you haven't even considered that it would likely be one of the greatest humanitarian crises planet has ever seen as well as cause severe damage to the economy of both the United States and Mexico is a shining example of exactly why conservatives should never be in charge of anything. You just don't think.
You are ok with that? Why?
Because that what it means to compromise and effectively govern. Sometimes you have to give, GD. Do you get that concept?
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