Tentative Statement of Thought
Over the past few months my brain has been toying with some thoughts on how to solve the illegal immigration problem. I just put some thoughts down in response to a post by DJ Drummond (the person who brought Major General Bennett C. Landreneau to my attention). Before I share my thoughts, I'll quote from Drummond. (For more, including his thoughts on the amnesty granted to Jean Lafitte, read his complete post .) To my mind, the issue has four fronts, which must all be addressed. There is no reasonable argument against building a barrier to border crossings, call it a wall, fence, or whatever.... The second front is to enforce the laws already on the books.... The third front is to arrange agreements with Mexico and other nations to stop encouraging or [e]nabling illegal entry.... The fourth front is to decide what to do with the twelve-to-twenty million illegal aliens already here in the United States.... The answer to me seems to be a graduated amnesty program. First, let me b