You have been taken completely in by the rhetoric in the US, you stupid stupid man. Everything you are saying is pointed towars muslims and Islamic countries. Open boarders would allow those who want to stay stay and those who donāt leave.
Iām not a particularly typical north western european, i could find a place that would suit me more.
I am not saying its do-able in the morning but the fact that ye cannot even make an attempt at thinking about it tells me all i need to know.
The Cato Institute has a very liberal immigration position, so itās unsurprising that they would find issue with Arizonaās tough stance on illegal immigration. Libertarians have been dancing around the emigration issue as much as anyone, calling for open borders, but at the same time controlling entry of people who pose a threat. Hello, how do you control dangerous individuals entering the country if you have open borders?
The sensible approach is to have an immigration policy that matches the overall economic needs of the country while also being compassionate in terms of political or economic refugees, something the US has been at the forefront of for much of its existence. I donāt agree with the specific AZ law, but when the federal govt do nothing, its not surprising that states that were most impacted by the economic downturn take action.
I think youāve made this point about ādangerous individualsā before and it was pointed out that illegal immigrants are less likely to commit crime than the native population.
Talk about ādangerous individualsā is rich from Republicans - itās a classic demonisation of the other, and ironic given the Republicans seem hell bent on defending the rights of the many dangerous gun toting individuals in the US - itās been one of their central policy planks for decades.
Not surprising that one of the states most impacted by the economic downturn takes action to exacerbate that situation? Probably not.
It doesnāt matter whether they commit more crime or less crime. The fact is that illegal immigrants commit crimes, some very serious crimes, and those individuals should be deported. The other fact is that in many cities, like San Francisco, policies are imposed on law enforcement to block immigration enforcement, which allows known criminals stay in circulation. As you say there are enough dangerous people out there already, so thereās no need to add to it.
There are 27 countries in the European Union you can currently emigrate to, if you arenāt such a typical ānorth western Europeanā, then why not move now?
Do you believe in the concept of countries at all Kev?
Yes mate, as a former illegal immigrant myself, who ended up doing pretty damn good for himself and put well into the seven figures in Uncle Samās coffers over the decades, Iām not too bothered by it.