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What is the downside to this idea?

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I find msmal's posts insufferable. She/he/it argues any and every thing. It becomes quite tiring to read the posts and try to make some sense out of them.

 

What is so difficult about making sense out of a simple multiplication?   If you find that tiring, it's not wonder you're mislead by the right wing propaganda machine can.


The idea of illegals buying their way to citizenship is not an idea that I could embrace at any price, so the math is irrelevant to me.

 

Just to help you make sense out of what I posted, I didn't comment on buying citizenship, only the math.

 

 

 

In case you missed it I said your POSTS are insufferable, not just this one, I am referring to ALL of your posts. You argue about every single thing as if you are the very last word in every subject and it becomes quite tiring.

I couldn't care less about your math on the immigration deal, I am pointing out that charging illegals to come to America is selling/buying citizenship and I strongly disagree with that process.

See what I mean about your arguing every single thing? Let me answer myself, no, you only see the world thru very narrow rose-colored blinders.

 

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Now forgive me justcurious, I'm not running defense for her, but she didn't actually put forth the idea of charging illegals an entry fee. It was within the original posting. But since you do not agree with that, you join the ranks of the thinkers amongst the group on that issue, but I'd like to hear her take on the issue beyond the math.

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Now forgive me justcurious, I'm not running defense for her, but she didn't actually put forth the idea of charging illegals an entry fee. It was within the original posting. But since you do not agree with that, you join the ranks of the thinkers amongst the group on that issue, but I'd like to hear her take on the issue beyond the math.

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BDI, go back and read what I wrote. I did not say she brought up the idea of charging illegals, I said that I did not agree with that idea so that her math was not as issue with me, since that was her big pain - at least one of them. She wanted everyone to know that her math was correct and since I did not even go to the math I gave the reason why I did not have an issue with the math. For all I know, msmal may be a brilliant mathemetician, I did not question her math but she insisted on defending her math. Like I said before, she will argue any and all points for the sake of arguing and frankly it has becomne quite tiring.

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This started off as a snide joking comment I made in another thread, but the more I think about it, why wouldn't this work?  What is the downside?  It is estimated there are 12 million illegal aliens in this country.  With our national debt skyrocketing, our Social Security in trouble why couldn't (or shouldn't) we pass a law that would allow illegal aliens to buy their citizenship.  If even only 10% would come forward and buy their citizenship we could raise over two billion dollars.  Illegal’s pay $2,000 to become naturalized citizens and they have all the rights afforded to us Americans.  The right to driver's license, right to vote, pay taxes, pay into Social Security and never have the fear of being deported.  If the government could sell this idea and incentivise this so even more illegals would come forward, then we could make even more money to put toward our national debt and Social Security.  We would have an amnesty period for them to come forward and apply for citizenship then after that period any one coming into this country illegally are in fact that, illegal.  Perhaps some of that money raised could go to beefing up our border security.

Instead of these illegals being a drain on our society they would now be part of the solution and paying their fair share.  If we could could get all 12 million to do this we could pay off our national debt.  Just because they are now legal won’t affect our unemployment rates or job market as they are here already doing that.  What is the down side here?

One downside is that $2,000 times 12 million is only $24 billion.   Only enough to pay for a month or two of our Mideast wars.


So, there wasn't any other comment other than the math?  Nothing about mideast wars?

 

You don't even lie very well. 

There was no lie.

The mention of the mideast wars costs was only to put the amount in perspective.   Still a comment on the math.

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