Distribute flyers south of the border that say the only way you will be allowed to stay in the U.S. is if you come up carrying incandescent light bulbs and lead paint. And sign it - Obama. Progressives don't care about the flood of drugs and disease, but they will absolutely melt down over incandescent bulbs and lead paint!
Don’t forget the lawn darts ;’)
Uh...run that by us again, please.
You’re saying if illegals come carrying incandescent light bulbs and lead paint, they WOULD be allowed to STAY??
Don’t you mean, they WOULDN’T be allowed to stay?
By the LIBS themselves, because they hate those things?
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Send another flyer saying, “Sorry but we’re broke. There will be no more free rides.”
Background checks may scare some of them that have been in jail for murder.
Another of my concerns is that they couldn’t read the flyers in either English or Spanish. They’re dumping their uneducated, illiterate, unskilled and criminals on us.
Public opposition to open borders is at least as potent as opposition to Obamacare. Imagine what the polls would look like if Republicans actually embraced the conservative position on this issue and went on offense. Imagine if every Republican candidate in a contentious general election would run ads against Democrats who have voted to give health care to illegals while veterans are waiting in line?
Thought of another one... all of the drugs that you can buy over-the-counter down there but need a prescription for up here. Big pharma and the AMA will put the squeeze on Dems in no time flat.
Illegal immigration and Amnesty are only half the problem.
Conservatives are also being destroyed politically by LEGAL immigration.
In 2013, we issued 1.1 million new Green Cards.
In 2013, we created 750,000 new citizens - they have low voter turnout, but the ones who do vote will vote 80% for the Democrat Party.
In 2013, we had roughly 700,000 foreigners in the USA with work visas - most of those foreign workers could be easily replaced by home grown Americans with similar skills and similar credentials.
Destroying our country’s borders is not “immigration”.
Democrats wouldn’t want open borders if those coming in were not voting Democrat.
Actually I had a really weird thought on the way home last night that ties in with that old expression that liberals can’t stand related too our nation: manifest destiny.
It would require a bit of give and take from all sides but goes like this...offer to Mexico a treaty with the opportunity to become a U.S. territory with the ability for each province/prefecture/jurisdiction to become a state after 5 years.
We give them the ability to become U.S. Citizens - elimnate the whole illegal immigration issue in nearly one swoop (except the asian issue).
BUT we gain all those resources and opportunities for explosive growth - any nationalized items like the national petroleum industry and such gets privatized with proceeds put toward debt and infrastructure build out of the new territories.
If the Pubs propose it - we become stars in the eyes of those who love the U.S. and what to be a part of us anyway. We will have those who are pro-Mexico to work through and gain acceptance, and it’ll probably be more work then most think, some of their political power wouldn’t like the disruption to their comfort and they do have national pride.
They could keep the mexican flag in their state flags if they choose as a historical note...
Then we could build a real wall to interdict a large amount of the drug flow and immigration from central america, destroy the cartels and drug lords in mexico (during the 5 year territorial period only allowing statehood when assured as a condition of the treaty - does anyone know if posse comitatus applies to territories or just states so we could do it right?), and release the entreprenurial spirit of our nation in developing the new resources.
I imagine a large number of the illegals moving back to help grow the territories with what they have learned here over the years and seeing their families again.
I don’t know maybe I just have too long of a drive, but it struck me as an opportunity to regenerate our growth and prosperity while at the same time dealing with a significantly throny issue.
I welcome your thoughts - I’m sure that there are many rough areas but all opportunities have those.