Except that the Minutemen's purpose is anti-illegal-immegration. Their message is "This is what illegal immegrants do to our society." If individual in question were an American citizen, this all would have played out exactly as it has, except the Minutemen wouldn't be there protesting today.
if you know someone is here illegally, you have caught them committing crimes and have identified them as an illegal immigrant, why the hell is the person NOT deported
Define the level of "crimes". The way the policy there is today, if the person is an adult and commits a felony, and they are an illegal immegrant, they are deported. The only reason this person wasn't is because he is a minor. SF is now reviewing that policy, but if a 6 year old kid steals an apple, do you ship him off to his country of origin?
people here illegally shouldn't be here and should be deported
1) And who takes the jobs they're doing? There are more illegal immigrants in this country than there are legal people who are unemployed.
2) Deporting that many people all at once will put a strain on the jobs market and cause inflation.
3) Deporting that many people all at once is a logistical nightmare
4) Deporting that many people all at once would cost a fortune
5) Finding the people to deport them is nigh impossible
The only way you're going to stop people from coming here is to somehow effectively punish the people giving them jobs without destroying the economy.
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if you know someone is here illegally, you have caught them committing crimes and have identified them as an illegal immigrant, why the hell is the person NOT deported
Define the level of "crimes". The way the policy there is today, if the person is an adult and commits a felony, and they are an illegal immegrant, they are deported. The only reason this person wasn't is because he is a minor. SF is now reviewing that policy, but if a 6 year old kid steals an apple, do you ship him off to his country of origin?
people here illegally shouldn't be here and should be deported
1) And who takes the jobs they're doing? There are more illegal immigrants in this country than there are legal people who are unemployed.
2) Deporting that many people all at once will put a strain on the jobs market and cause inflation.
3) Deporting that many people all at once is a logistical nightmare
4) Deporting that many people all at once would cost a fortune
5) Finding the people to deport them is nigh impossible
The only way you're going to stop people from coming here is to somehow effectively punish the people giving them jobs without destroying the economy.