Christian Democrats in the United States
Domestic Issues - Immigration We support the sanctity of human life and a realistic immigration policy. Like it or not, the United States needs immigrants as laborers and as a source of new culture. We support rational policies like a guest worker/return program that embrace the reality of the immigrant population and bring their vision of the American dream back into the legal realm. If this were done, Homeland Security could focus on catching the people who are coming here illegally for reasons other than work.We support harsher penalties for human traffickers who neglect or bring harm to people trying to cross the border. We oppose a border wall as being heavy-handed and expensive, but we do support enhancement of the border surveillance network with innovations like robotic solar airplanes and a garrison tower network. Threats to U.S. security through our borders must be taken seriously by all Americans, but they are not an excuse to destroy our culture and our values of freedom.
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Friday, May 11, 2007
9:05 AM
America should not feel comfortable putting children into jail. America should be revolted that we put children of illegal immigrants in jail when they have not even done anything wrong by their own wills.
This is one point where G.W. Bush accomplished something, re-uniting all border and immigration enforcement under Homeland Security. When that happened, administrators were allowed to go into INS prisons and found the disgusting treatment of children in these jails.
No matter what your position on immigration is, if you think children should be treated like criminals, you're a crazy psycho. We should support and enhance all measures to ensure children caught up in the immigration system are treated with respect as human beings and given care and education without separating them from their parents.
children caught in the net
There is a tendency to view everyone outside of one's group as non-human to reinforce group cohesion. This happens in wars, sports games, and especially in prisons.America should not feel comfortable putting children into jail. America should be revolted that we put children of illegal immigrants in jail when they have not even done anything wrong by their own wills.
This is one point where G.W. Bush accomplished something, re-uniting all border and immigration enforcement under Homeland Security. When that happened, administrators were allowed to go into INS prisons and found the disgusting treatment of children in these jails.
No matter what your position on immigration is, if you think children should be treated like criminals, you're a crazy psycho. We should support and enhance all measures to ensure children caught up in the immigration system are treated with respect as human beings and given care and education without separating them from their parents.
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