Originally posted by: Mister.K.
If my house has a rat problem and a roach problem and if the rats outnumber the roaches 10:1, I will first take care of the rat problem.
But if both the pests are there because people in your house keep leaving treats for them, will starting to get rid of either help you? And if some of your house residents look exactly like the rodents or roaches – will you still kill them all for good measure.
Regarding the stats - Latinos are undoubtedly the highest illegal immigration population, especially when you add Mexico, Guatemala and other South American countries. The stats were to show the stereotype of the Latin immigrant is incorrect. Since 2000, Chinese and South Asian illegal immigration numbers have risen sharply compared to Latino numbers. I'll be curious to know what the stats will be for 05-10. I'm pretty positive the trend has continued.
I have other questions just not just about long term application of SB1070 but some also about illegal immigration issues in general if people wish to look at other broader immigration issues – do people support constitutional amendment to remove citizenship by birth to address the issue of anchor babies? If immigrants are caught with children born in the states what should be done? Deport both parents and children, deport only parents? If deporting both do children still get their citizenship or should it be scratched? How effective is a law like SB1070 in deterring people who risk rape, death, torture for substandard life in America? Given a hypothetical success of laws like SB 1070 – what off the job vacuum created in the menial labor farm, factory etc jobs that legal citizens refuse to take? What of companies who hire or rent to illegal immigrants because it's cheap and easy? How much at fault are they? How will we hold them accountable and punish them for aiding crime? Will SB 1070 deter these businesses from seeking and harboring illegal immigrants? Is the government federal, state or local doing enough to crack down on these businesses? Who do people believe is responsible for illegal immigration? Will signing full free trade of labor between USA, Canada and Mexico resolve any undocumented immigrant issues?