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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is nothing wrong with E-Verify.  Everyone should support it.

And bring back Secure Communities - even if the democrats are opposed to Secure Communities. It is the right thing to do.[/quote]
I don't think most people are against e-verify, as evidenced by the polls, including Dems.  However, a few years ago some Tea Party members and R Rick Perry were against it.  It's usually the business people and politicians beholden to the business people who are against it, yes including some Dems.  Something about too much regulation and burdening the businesses with more bureacracy and paperwork.

What is "Secure Communities"?[/quote]

It's interesting that the arguments against e-verify and holding illegal criminals until ICE can pick them up are the same. Too much work/not the job of the person being tasked with the work.[/quote]
PP here.. I agree with you, the only thing is that Dems aren't hypocritical about e-verify. Look up thread.. someone posted a list of senators who voted for the 2013 immigration bill, which included expanding e-verify.  Lots of Dems were for it. Lots of Rs were against it.

Look at what the bill consisted of.  It has a lot of really good immigration reform, specifically calls out chain migration and visas for low skilled workers.  It does allow for path to citizenship, but it clearly states that these folks could not get any kind of federal aid while on the provisional status.  And yes, it states the person cannot have any kind of criminal conviction to get amnesty.  Lots of money for border security and law enforcement.  Shame it didn't pass.

https://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/immigration-bill-summary-093557[/quote]

The Dems being for e-verify and against local law enforcement holding illegal aliens who commit crimes for ICE is hypocritical. How can you be ok with requiring additional work and responsibility for private business owners (e-verify) but against requiring additional work and responsibility for government offices (holding illegal aliens for ICE/notifying ICE of criminals being held) without being a hypocrite? [/quote]
1. local law enforcement in large cities have more important things to do than go around looking for illegal immigrants. I'd rather they spend time on violent crime and theft/burglaries than rounding up a guy/gal mowing the lawn or cleaning someone's house (I clean my own and do our own yardwork)
2. there is limited space in city jails.  I'd rather those spaces go to violent criminals, thieves than the same guy mowing the lawn/cleaning house.[/quote]

I'm not talking about having local police conduct raids. I'm talking about asking local jurisdictions to run checks against criminals they have already arrested, and if those people are in the US illegally, notifying ICE and helping arrange for transferring custody if appropriate.

Dems argue that's too much work. Yet it's perfectly find to require a private company owner to make sure he only employs legal citizens, and penalize him if he makes a mistake. If it's too work for one, why isn't it too much work for the other?[/quote]
They have no room in their jails for non violent criminals breaking FEDERAL law.  Have you never read/seen news reports about overcrowded county jails?   Just google it, and you'll see how wide spread the problem is.[/quote]

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