Yes, but a bit of a Catch-22.
You need to charge them with the crime for it to be on the record.
So, there does need to be reform in immigration laws to address this.
I prefer they never set foot on US soil, and those who do have a dna sample taken prior to deportation.
Record that.
No way, Jose.
You charge them with a crime, and you've automatically entered them into our justice system, which means extending them Due Process and rights of all kinds.
That plays right into the hands of the left, who know we can't squeeze 40 million illegals through that bottleneck.
Process their information (electronic fingerprints, pictures for facial recognition, names) and then immediately deport them. They don’t need to be present to have the charges filed on their record.
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Actually, the immigration laws of the early ‘50s do address it adequately.
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