HOW NOT TO GET DEPORTED (forward)

[AmericanWannabe]

Here's the programming note from the "Neal Boortz Show" (a conserative libertarian talk show host):

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HOW NOT TO GET DEPORTED

You may have caught the story about the Chinese restaurant deliveryman in New York that got stuck in an elevator for 3 days. He was briefly hospitalized earlier this week and released. He even gave a little press conference. Nice warm and fuzzy story, isn't it? Sure...it is certainly good that he lived.

But then his immigration status was revealed. It turns out Ming Kuang Chen is an illegal alien. He doesn't belong in this country, and entered the country illegally. Now you would think, with this information having been made public that the INS would pick him up and ship him back to China. If only that were so. You see, in this country, we don't kick people out for being illegal aliens anymore. An immigration official was quoted as saying they only really give priority to those "who pose the greatest threat to public safety and homeland security."

So the message is loud and clear....if you're in the United States illegally, no worries. Just go get a job at a Chinese restaurant and get stuck in an elevator. The United States will look the other way. Would someone please explain why we even have immigration laws?
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[pralay]

Because importance of illegal immigrants in American economy is more than you think - certainly more than white color employment based PRs. American industries know it, lawmakers know it and law-enforcements know it. In am in California and I have seen born Americans who have no issue when illegal immigrants doing janitorial works or working in restaurant, wal-mart, but they are against when governor decided to "give driver's license to illegal immigrants" (not my phrase). This is the very common mentality across nation - they don't care about the presense of illegal immigrants, but they just don't want them to have similar/equal rights.

[thewebman2002]

That is nothing but Slavery.. and I agree with you Pralay. This sucks!

[Call me Shrek]

And Boortz has the balls to call himself a libertarian? Pompous prick.

[TheRealCanadian]

And Boortz has the balls to call himself a libertarian? Pompous prick.

While I don't disagree with your second statement, I'm not sure I understand the first.

[Call me Shrek]

Well, RC, libertarianism is essentially a "live and let live" philosophy, dare I compare it to *classical* liberalism - you run your life as you see fit, and I run mine. And from that, pretty much automatically, follows that you can't tell me that I have no right living where I choose to. At least, that's the position L. Neil Smith, a fiction writer (very much after Heinlein, if you wonder) and libertarian presidential candidate of 2000 (I know, there was Harry Browne, but AZ libertarians were unhappy enough about him to draft Smith insted). Check out this http://www.ncc-1776.com/tle2002/libe...020128-06.html and this: http://www.ncc-1776.com/tle2002/libe...020211-07.html Cheers!

Shrek

[AmericanWannabe]

While I don't disagree with your second statement, I'm not sure I understand the first.

A libertarians believe government should not do anything interfere with
the people, including immigration (legal or illegal)

[TheRealCanadian]

A libertarians believe government should not do anything interfere with the people, including immigration (legal or illegal)

That's true, but I never heard anything about libertarians not believing that valid (albeit stupid) laws be enforced.

[Call me Shrek]

TRC - ever heard of "jury nullification"? Very libertarian concept, and very well rooted in U.S. history. Alas, we, the foreign scum don't get jury trials for alleged "crimes".

[AmericanWannabe]

TRC - ever heard of "jury nullification"? Very libertarian concept, and very well rooted in U.S. history. Alas, we, the foreign scum don't get jury trials for alleged "crimes".

Aliens are entitled to a jury trial too.

[Call me Shrek]

Aliens are entitled to a jury trial too.

I was talking about immigration violations there.

Shrek

[TheRealCanadian]

I was talking about immigration violations there.

With some exceptions, immigration violations are not criminal offences.