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GOP Wants Plan to Stop Every Illegal Immigrant

They want more fencing, agents, and drones as part of 5-year strategy

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 31, 2011 2:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – Congressional Republicans are working on a hardline anti-immigration bill that would call for more border fencing, more sensors, more border patrol agents, and aerial drones in an all-out attempt to prevent all illegal entry into the country. The bill is unlikely to pass the Senate, the LA Times observes, so the measure is likely a political maneuver to revive immigration as a 2012 election issue.

“Congress needs to reflect the political will of the majority of the American people, which is to secure our borders,” says Candice Miller, the Michigan rep who wrote the bill. The legislation, which has 11 co-sponsors so far, calls on Homeland Security to form a five-year plan to reduce illegal immigration essentially to zero. But many experts doubt that's possible. "Members of Congress may want to pour concrete from sea to shining sea," says one professor specializing in immigration, "but it is simply not realistic."

A US border patrol vehicle drives along the U.S.-Mexico border fence near Yuma, Arizona, as seen from the outskirts of San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
A US border patrol vehicle drives along the U.S.-Mexico border fence near Yuma, Arizona, as seen from the outskirts of San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, Wednesday, July 28, 2010.   (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
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bogusgugu
Apr 1, 2011 12:42 PM CDT
This reminds me of the sign I see at our company dumpster '"Illegal Dumping is Not Permitted". I suppose that at other nearby companies that illegal dumping is perfectly fine. For the US to consider some illegal immigration to acceptable is beyond stupidity of this sign. Illegal should stand for itself. None is acceptable. Register Your Personal or Business Web Domain Name at www.GoInternetDomains.com before someone else does.
WallyEFunk
Mar 31, 2011 9:32 PM CDT
Here's a workable plan, An expansion under the Patriot Act any American hiring an illegal is one month in jail, 5,000 fine. Trial is done by judge within 24 hours, any appeals the person held in jail until appeal. Since they are supporting and abetting illegals, Criminals, possible terrorists ? Almost a treasonous act, since it's destroying America So just do the same to someone helping any other criminal. Evan Repug's should like this one, makes the citizen responsible, not the nanny government.
Shannonals
Mar 31, 2011 6:56 PM CDT
Border fencing will not keep out illegals.

 
illegal immigration • border security • border fence • Peter King • House Republicans • Candice Miller

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