Everybody is talking about border security now - even John McCain but that does not mean that she is ahead of the curve. She seems to be behind the curve. I want her to articulate the importance of deportation by attrition. The only thing that will work will be the illegals leaving the country of their own volition because they cannot find work or welfare anymore. Tom Tancredo and other border warriors have talked about this for years. Sarah should sit down with Tancredo if she really wants credibility with people like myself who have been following the issue for years. The weak point now is what to do with 13-20 million illegals. There are two choices - it can be our problem or it can be their problem. Tom Tancredo believes it should be their problem. They created the problem, they should fix the problem for us by leaving. If we show any weakness we will be back in the same stew again.
The Reagan amnesty failed because the wrong doers were not punished. The illegal aliens themselves were not punished but were rewarded with the ability to stay here. The cheap labor busnesses who hired them were not punished and continued to encourage illegals in crossing the border and the la raza groups continued with their ethnic empowerment agenda. The political parties, especially the democrats would keep on playing their power games for their votes. If the illegals received another amnesty by any other name, the same factors would still be in place drawing the illegals across the border.
Reagan never followed-up. Nobody did. It is rampant now. The illegals are creating massive problems due to a shadow existence and that is what they either prefer or have been forced to deal with. The Border must be contained, NOW!