What can I say about this that most other conservative pundits have not already pounded into the American consciousness? Not much but to give my opinion in my own words.

When a person enters into this country illegally they have committed a crime and in my opinion that is a very poor way of starting a relationship a new country. It is a predicate misdemeanor that sets the status of the violator as illegal and they know it. Then with every day that passes, with every service they consume and not pay taxes, they worsen the crime and take it out on all those how live in the country by right and by legal adoption.

The specious argument that these people pay taxes but do not see any return is not justifiable in a system that does not tax them in the first place. They do not get paid by check and taxes removed by employers willing to overlook their status, they get paid in cash. And if they are having taxes taken out, it nev3er makes it to the Fed because to submit such tax submission would be an admission that they (the rogue employer) is hiring illegal immigrants against statute.

But if you are saying that these illegal migrants are paying taxes in the form of consumption sales taxes, who are you kidding? Sales taxes are not paying for the social services that illegal immigrants are using. They are leaching off the healthy society they have entered, weakening the society they so long to be a part of.

Now I have heard the argument that if they wanted to enter legally they would be refused because they may not have the education that the immigration services are looking for. Well, if that is the case then we should be ashamed, but I do not think that things are that bad. They (the would be illegal immigrants) should apply to enter the country legally instead of breaking the law as their first act of would be citizenship.

This all be stated, I do think that we should move the crime of illegally entering this country from a misdemeanor to a felony. I do believe we should build a strong wall to prevent more border hoppers from crossing. I do believe that a person with a criminal record should NOT be allowed to become a citizen. I do believe that employers hiring illegal aliens should be heavily fined.

When a person is caught crossing the border, I do not think that simply shipping them back is a satisfactory action. I think that some jail time for the felony is called for. I think that these felons should be put to work maybe creating better roads or a stronger wall to keep out other border crossers. I do not think they should get paid, they are here illegally and do not have the same rights as Americans. (If you pay them, it may actually be worth some of their wiles to actually get caught, sounds crazy, no?) Repeat offenders need much sterner treatment.

OK, on the legal side, if someone wants in, they should apply legally. They should learn English and pay their taxes. They should realize they are at the end of the line behind Americans, but if they are legally entered, so be and good luck on your road to citizenship. I see no problem when people enter this country legally. After all, all of us have ancestors that entered this country at some point in time, most legally, and it is what makes the country strong.

On the issue of “born in America”: I do not think that children of illegal aliens born in this country should be considered Americans. I think this loophole needs to be closed and closed fast. If it is, it will slow the number of illegal aliens entering the country.

Social Services: Privileges such as a Drivers License and State ID should not be issued to illegal aliens. If an illegal alien attempts to obtain these credentials, they should be arrested for being in the country and attempted fraud. This is intolerable. Same applies for ALL social services, health, schooling etc…

We need to have a bit more spine than we have had in the last 50 year, otherwise the cost for our social services will bring down the economy as surely as it is draining California’s economy.