Immigration

No Votes believes that it is about time for a real immigration debate, both in this country and on this blog.

To start that process, I think we need to put down some basic facts. Here they are:

1) Rounding up all the "illegals" in the USA and sending them home is not plausible, doesn't make any economic sense, and is actually quite dumb.

2) It is important for our government to both know and control who comes into our country.

3) Building a fence across the US/Mexico border will not achieve the goal for which it is allegedly established, and for that matter is actually quite dumb.

4) The United States, and what makes our country great, was built on the backs of immigrants.

5) Some people that are against so-called illegal immigration are not against the immigrants, just the act of illegal immigration.

6) Some people that are against so-called illegal immigration are against the immigrants themselves.

7) Immigration laws are complex and senseless, much like the tax code. There are lots of similarities between the two, but immigration laws also take as much expertise to know and understand, and one probably needs a professional to properly navigate both.