02-20-2017, 11:07 PM
I feel the same way, MS.
I welcome the continued deportation of undocumented/illegal immigrant felons; Obama was known as the 'Deporter in Chief' among them.
For those who came here legally and whose visas have expired.....and those who have otherwise been in the U.S. illegally, but have no felony convictions.....I too believe immigration reform and a path to citizenship (or at least legalization) is a much better solution than mass deportation.
I don't want to see families ripped apart either. And, economically, those such adults have kept our social security pool solvent and also helped businesses in some industries stay afloat.
It bothered me that some Republicans working on more compassionate and economically-beneficial immigration reform, like Ryan and Rubio, were vilified by the extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric of the 2016 election.
I welcome the continued deportation of undocumented/illegal immigrant felons; Obama was known as the 'Deporter in Chief' among them.
For those who came here legally and whose visas have expired.....and those who have otherwise been in the U.S. illegally, but have no felony convictions.....I too believe immigration reform and a path to citizenship (or at least legalization) is a much better solution than mass deportation.
I don't want to see families ripped apart either. And, economically, those such adults have kept our social security pool solvent and also helped businesses in some industries stay afloat.
It bothered me that some Republicans working on more compassionate and economically-beneficial immigration reform, like Ryan and Rubio, were vilified by the extreme anti-immigrant rhetoric of the 2016 election.