As someone who has worked for over a decade to fix our nation’s broken immigration system, some thoughts on the caravans and the current situation on our southern border.
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We will not have the necessary ‘buy-in’ from the American people for a solution dealing with illegal immigrants already in the United States if we cannot convince the public we have the ability to stop future waves of illegal immigration.
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The current chaos at our southern border must be dealt with properly or we will never find a solution to our broken immigration system.
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Everyone who supports dealing fairly with illegal immigrants already in the United States should make it clear the lawless behavior occurring at the southern border crossing will not be tolerated.
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Americans want an immigration policy which we control, not one where illegal immigrants control us.
We are a nation of immigrants. We are also a kind and generous people. But Americans will not be played for fools.
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It’s simple: We as Americans – have the right to decide who gets to come into our country, not immigrants seeking to force their way in.
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I have worked with many Democrats who have compassion for illegal immigrants already in the United States.
In order to solve this problem, now is the time for Democrats to be clear that they too oppose the lawless behavior from illegal immigrants at the border.
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They can also offer their strong support for additional efforts to secure our border today and in the future.
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Showing the American people we will take a tough line on future waves of illegal immigration helps build the necessary political support to deal fairly with the problems created in the past.
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It remains the pathway forward and Americans are watching how we handle this current test.
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The only thing broken with the immigration system has been, for years, a lack of will to ENFORCE it. There's no reason to believe the 'improvements' to it will be any more enforced - unless it involves allowing illegals in en masse.
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If you want to deal with chaos at our southern border, look to for creating the chaos. 500 ppl crossing the border could have been handled by more border guards but NO, Trump does not want any asylum seekers from south of border so he shut the border. I will be
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asking my reps to hold strong NOT giving a penny for stupid wall & hold to 1. ABIDE BY LAWS OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & 2. Treat ppl with compassion. They may not all be legal asylum seekers but America promised world they would adjudicate.
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