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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We can’t process all the undocumented immigrants in the U.S. right now. It’s just not possible with the system we have.

There are an estimated 18.6 million undocumented immigrants in the country and only about 700 immigration judges. That means each judge would be responsible for over 26,500 cases.

Even if a judge could process one case every 3 hours, that’s around 79,000 hours of work per judge. With a full-time schedule of 2,000 hours per year, it would take each judge nearly 40 years to get through their caseload. And that’s assuming no new cases come in, no judges retire, take vacation, or get sick.

Maybe we could try using AI or automation to help deport faster, but let’s be honest, most people would push back on that too. So we’re stuck.

The only realistic path forward is to reset the system. We need to deport those who are here illegally now so we can start fresh. From that point on, anyone who enters can go through the proper court process with manageable timelines.

[b]The Constitution allows flexibility in how non-citizens are processed, especially those who have no legal right to remain.[/b] In fact, the government already uses expedited removal for certain categories of undocumented immigrants without full hearings, and that is fully legal under current law. The more people we process quickly and efficiently through these existing methods, the more we can reduce the backlog and restore some functionality to the system.

You can blame every past administration for letting this build up, but something has to happen. We can’t fix immigration until we stop pretending the current system can handle this. We need to start over.[/quote]

First, the actual number is closer to 11 million. (I’ve seen 10 million a lot, but the Asios poll below sets the number at 11 million). Your number includes all immigrants, including those here lawfully (green card, TPS, etc)

Next, defense flexibility”. If you mean denying due process, then no.  It does not. You can’t say hey! Let’s ignore the Constitution for a “reset” that affects millions because we pinky promise to follow it after that. You follow the Constitution always, even when it’s inconvenient. Prior POTUSES, including Obama, Trump 45 and Biden, have pushed “expedited removal” to the edge of due process. I’d love to hear how you are going to do better without due process.

Also, removing 11 million people is logistically impossible, aside from the due process issues. Especially of you don’t use the military, which is politically unpopular (see the linked poll) and raises serious issues like posse comitatus.  It also would be incredibly expensive and take an Herculean effort.  And removing law abiding people who have been here for decades and are working and have American citizen kids isn’t that popular.  And, it would likely collapse the economy because many of these people are in jobs we need that Americans won’t fill.  It would certainly bankrupt social security, because so many of these people pay in, but never get benefits. People was new crossings to stop and criminals gone.  But been here 20 years, worked in our communities, raised kids, never had even a traffic ticket?  Not nearly as much enthusiasm.

Interesting poll:

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/19/poll-americans-mass-deportation-policies-trump

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