alt Hacker News> This isn't true, it's a pillar of the USA to harbor refugees and welcome immigrants. It's our entire history. It's our entire identity.
All of these dreamy tales are from before the New Deal for a reason.
> I dont think so. There's a lot of people in this country, far more citizens than illegal immigrants.
The word "proportionately" means something: if you believe that the same percentage of illegal immigrants pay taxes as legal citizens, you are definitively wrong. Legal immigrants probably pay taxes at a higher rate (by systemic design), but there's simply no way this is true for border hoppers.
> capital punishment for every crime if you dont have a degree? what are you arguing?
Deportation is not capital punishment!
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My point was "your people" are financing unskilled lawbreakers with or without immigrants. Also "your people" are immigrants.
> Deportation is not capital punishment!
And how well do deported people fair? Sometimes they'll be returned to dangerous situations they were fleeing, sometimes to impoverished areas, sometimes even to prisons. I'm guessing some do end up dead. Even for those who manage, some might never see family members again.