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Originally Posted by Axeman
And that is why you are laughed at all day long. Just admit you are for open borders and a free for all, as long as they don't come to use your house or yard for their living quarters, or your car for their transportation. I got no issue if you believe and want that. I just have issue with your nonsense saying you are for border security and against illegal immigration. That is just a flat out lie. Just own your position. Nothing wrong with having it. Own it.
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This is not true at all. In fact, I've stated before on GFY that I am for a wall.
I am also dead set against illegal immigration. If you are caught in the United States illegally, you should be arrested. However, my local police department - which at any given moment has three or four officers on duty - cannot afford to spare police officers to handle federal crimes. Larger cities - such as Oakland, California, or San Francisco - shouldn't be required to devote 10% of it's budget and hundreds of officers to handle illegal immigration. These are federal issues, not to be handled by local law enforcement. This is why the FBI doesn't come to my hometown and hand out parking tickets - it's not their job.
What I don't want is a failed businessman and former game show host telling us he has a "one size fits all" solution that costs hundreds of billions of dollars that will not be effective. We don't need to be spending tens of billions of dollars in areas where there are few illegal crossing. This money would be much better spent where the problem is - near large population centers and ports of entry.