But we cannot just let everyone in.

children who are fleeing some nasty parts of the world.

The accompanying law would also contain draconian penalties for hiring illegals. If the cost is high enough, the practice will cease

The U.S, is not a Christian nation

According to a survey done by the First Amendment Center, 55% of Americans think that the Constitution actually establishes America as a Christian Nation while 65% believe that America's founders intended America to be a Christian Nation

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Doctor Fate wrote:So, it's fine to break Federal law as long as there is an economic reason to do so? I believe this law says it is not legal for a local government to fail to cooperate with ICE regarding immigration enforcement.

Has it been tested against the Constitution? I'm thinking 9th and 10th Amendments.

Adult illegal immigrants posing as unaccompanied alien children appear to be attempting to enroll at public high schools, city officials in Lynn, Mass., tell National Review Online.

“Some of them have had gray hair and they’re telling you that they’re 17 years old and they have no documentation,” Jamie Cerulli, the Lynn mayor’s chief of staff, tells NRO. “If my children went to the public schools, I’d be very uncomfortable with all of these unaccompanied minors [that] are placed in the ninth grade.”

Admission of all foreign students — illegal immigrants, refugees, and foreign nationals — has increased by more than 500 students since the 2010–2011 school year, Catherine Latham, the city’s superintendent of schools, tells NRO. Last school year, nearly 250 students arrived from Guatemala, including 126 enrolled in the ninth grade.

The majority of unaccompanied Guatemalan children arriving in the city hail from the city of San Marcos, Latham says, and are drawn by Lynn’s large Guatemalan population.

NRO has obtained Department of Health and Human Services documents and images of two unaccompanied aliens living in Lynn that appear to challenge the notion that the age information listened for these “children” on their documents is accurate.

It's kind of a unique situation because the argument for violating the law sounds so much like economic argument in favor of slavery.

Ironically, the main time we had the economic arguments for slavery were when it was legal.

While the American Right are having kittens about 50,000 kids, there are several times that number in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon who have fled war. I don't think the USA has the biggest problem with refugees.

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But we cannot just let everyone in.

you aren't. Deportations from the US are at record levels.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/20 ... sapproval/

Perhaps the best way to understand how Obama can be simultaneously perceived as tough and soft on immigration enforcement is to consider that, under his administration, not all unauthorized immigrants are treated equal.

As far as enforcement is concerned, the Southwest border and the rest of the country might as well have different immigration laws. At the same time that Border Patrol has been ramping up the consequences of unauthorized crossings, ICE agents have been ordered to use so-called prosecutorial discretion in deporting non-citizens caught away from the border.

The shift from informal returns (quietly sending undocumented immigrants back to their home country on a bus) to formal removals that has contributed significantly to Obama’s deportation record, actually started in 2005 under the Bush administration to “strengthen deterrence against repeat crossings, disrupt smuggling networks, and raise the cost of illegal entry,” the report notes.

Eighty-three percent of people apprehended at the Southwest border were “returned” in 2005, as opposed to only 21 percent in 2012.

Eighty-five percent of undocumented immigrants identified through Secure Communities last year were not deported. Yet 88 percent of people who were deported via Secure Communities had been convicted of a crime.

Before declaring a victory for the Obama administration for successfully targeting and deporting criminals, however, it’s worth considering what kinds of criminals are being removed.

“Most of the growth of removals consists of people who’ve been convicted of an immigration crime,” Rosenblum said Tuesday at a panel discussion on the report. “About half of all illegal aliens deported since 2009 have either been immigration crimes or non-violent misdemeanors.”

Authorities in Parker County have arrested a man suspected of molesting a 9-year-old girl as she slept in her home. The man, 35-year-old Israel Andrade, has been deported from the United States on four different occasions.

Parker County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a 9-1-1 call on Saturday, after a woman called to report her daughter had been sexually fondled by a stranger who broke into her home.

The 9-year-old victim, who had been sleeping on the family couch with siblings, told deputies that she was awakened by a man who was groping her in her private areas.

The girl said the man spoke in broken English with a heavy Spanish accent, asking her to follow him back to the bedroom where he entered the home. Instead, the girl ran screaming into her parents’ room, while the suspect fled in the opposite direction.

The parents attempted to call 9-1-1, but noticed that their cell phones and computer were missing. The mother drove to a nearby convenience store to alert authorities.

During the investigation, a set of footprints was discovered outside the home and traced to a neighbor’s home. Deputies determined that Andrade had visited the neighbor’s home the prior evening.

The suspect was located asleep in a relative’s home approximately one mile from the crime scene. He was found sleeping on one of the stolen phones.

Two pairs of the child’s panties, along with a pair of tennis shoes with a similar tread as found at the crime scene, were also discovered at the residence.

Andrade was arrested and charged with burglary of a habitation with intent to commit another felony — indecency with a child by sexual contact — a first-degree felony.

According to records from the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Andrade had been deported from the U.S. on four different occasions: July 2003, Feb. 2004, Sept. 2009 and again in Dec. 2010.

Relatives say that Andrade arrived in Texas from Mexico about 30 days ago.

Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler expressed his frustration with the current state of the Texas-Mexico border.

“Our border Sheriffs and the Texas Department of Public Safety are doing a phenomenal job with the current laws and available resources,” Fowler said. “Yet, our Federal Government needs to step forward and aid us in enforcing the laws on our southern border. This type of injustice cannot be allowed to pass by for a sixth time.”

He continued, “How long will we have to tolerate this type of injustice? It is time for American citizens to make a stand and begin petitioning for tighter security at our borders in order to protect our citizens.”

As a Christian nation, shouldn't these children expect your help?

Fate

The accompanying law would also contain draconian penalties for hiring illegals. If the cost is high enough, the practice will cease

This is absolutely true. Especially if the cost were the imprisonment of the company executives.

Why hasn't a path to recognition of illegals who've been in the country for years been accepted? Because it would create too many Democratic voters....