danielpalos
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- #61
civil offenses are not real crimes; it is jaywalking across a State line. only the right wing, is that fantastical.until it comes time to flip-flop on your, lower taxes, mantra.That costs money and may require a tax increase in red States.I live in a border state where the minimum wage is 7.25. (7.25 x 8 = 58). You can go to most Home Depot or Lowe's parking lots every morning and hire an unskilled illegal for 35 bucks a day. They will work all day until the job is done, not just 8 hours. Same with a skilled mason or carpenter for a higher (negotiated) rate.
No rules or regulations to worry about. Immigration laws flagrantly broken every day and law enforcement doesn't do a damn thing about it. I asked a local cop about this a few years ago. He told me they don't arrest illegals unless they commit a felony. The ICE facility in the state stays full and they rarely accept those that are arrested so if our city arrests illegals, they're stuck with the bill of housing and feeding them. Our schools are stuck with the bill of their kids and our hospitals are stuck with caring for their sick since they won't pay.
THat jives with what I have heard from local law enforcement. ICE just won't lift a finger.
Trump could vastly increase deportations simply by putting a ball buster in charge of ICE.
Money well spent.
Defending the borders is the primary purpose of government.