Who is responsible for the enforcement of American Immigration Laws?

by Guy Auxer

I've been relatively quiet on the illegal immigration issue essentially because I did not have the information to form an opinion. After reading the various laws multiple times I think I get it now.

We have the ability to deter some illegals. Congress did approve a goodly chunk of money for building a fence which has not been done and really should be. I said deter, not stop because you CANNOT stop all of them, ask East Germany how well that fence thing worked out, but . . . we can significantly reduce the number of people coming across with a barrier. Many will be defeated psychologically by that.

For those that do make it across the border we do have the manpower to capture and detain them. We have the right to charge them with that crime and hold them for a prescribed period of time. What we do not have is enough space to hold a significant number for extended periods of time. I might suggest they be convicted of a misdemeanor trespass type of crime and sent back across the border. Any person caught a second time would serve a prison sentence prior to deportation, subsequent convictions, longer sentences.

The problem today is we are not deporting at a fast enough rate, they should be sent back to their birth country not just Mexico, so if they are from the ME or Central America we send them back there.

Now for the people who have been here for awhile illegally, we have the manpower and ability to find and detain each and everyone, what we apparently are missing is the political will to do so, and to deport them.

This may sound harsh, but there is a way to immigrate legally, it is not impossible, it does take some time and NOT everyone would be accepted on that list, which by the way is why most are coming here illegally. In order for the existing law to work it has to be enforced. That means Americans will need to elect officials who will deport illegals, simple as that, and nothing is going to change until that occurs.

I do not believe in open borders, even for people who have been here for years, I believe in order to have a country you have to have borders. Do not be confused for a single instance, those who are talking about immigration reform are simply talking about amnesty and my best guess is they do not have the political fortitude to do what the law prescribes and that is to deport illegals.

Okay, let the rock throwing begin.

Guy Auxer is a contributing writer to Dyed in the Wool Republican.