Obama Fought The Law..

[Belsnickel]

(05-27-2015, 09:28 AM)michaelsean Wrote: They may be socially conservative, but they are voting Dem all the way.  Like SSF said, neither side is really interested in stopping this.  

Personally I'm happy to take all the immigrants we can handle from whatever country, but the coming here illegally just really bugs the crap out of me.  And then the "rights" for illegals like drivers licenses just baffles me beyond belief.  A person gets to walk into a government office, announce they are here illegally, and walk out with a driver's license?  WTF?

That used to really bug me too, but I've thought differently after talking to some ICE officers here. The cost for deportation of all illegals and the steps necessary to keep them from coming back into the country is tremendous. The time and resources they use just rounding up those that commit other crimes is fairly significant. So while it is ideal to have only legal immigrants here, it isn't all that feasible. Our borders are large because we are a geographically large country and that makes things much more complicated.

On the DL front specifically, if they are going to be here because the resources aren't there to get all of them out of here and keep them out, then we ought to do things like this. For one, it does help us get a better grasp on the situation because they can track the data. But it also allows us to try to regulate them driving just as we do any other citizen. I can tell you from personal experience that areas with a high volume of illegal immigrants will have situations arising on a regular basis of hit and runs or uninsured motorists causing accidents because they are not licensed drivers. Getting them licensed helps to make them at least partially responsible for their actions behind the wheel.

It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation.

I should also note that this conversation was had at a local Mexican restaurant which is literally right next to the ICE offices.