You Don’t Suppose… [UPDATED]
…there’s a connection, do you?
Congress’ failure to pass comprehensive immigration reform, immigration crackdowns, Arizona’s new employer-sanctions law and a sluggish economy have combined to create a climate families such as the Francos no longer find hospitable.
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“The situation in Arizona has become very tough,” Jorge said minutes after driving into a Mexican immigration and customs checkpoint south of the border on Mexico 15.
Dozens of immigrants are leaving the U.S. daily, and even more are expected to leave once the sanctions law takes effect in January, provided the law survives a last-minute legal challenge, said Rosendo Hernandez, president of the advocacy group Immigrants Without Borders.
“If people can’t find work, they won’t be able to pay their bills, so they will leave,” Hernandez said.
So much for their commitment to this country. Illegal immigrants, undocumented workers—whatever you call them, you can’t call them Americans.
UPDATE
As Michelle observes:
The open-borders propaganda line that “you can’t deport them all” has always been a red herring. If you enforce the law, many will leave on their own.
And maybe, just maybe, those who do want to be Americans (and not just earn American money) will face whatever music is determined to be appropriate for illegal immigrants—and earn legal status and legitimacy. Not through amnesty, but by paying a penalty, and by embracing American values.