Ok, bear with me guys. The question is in my mind, but I cant articulate it that well.
Let’s say there’s an illegal resident in the United States. Hopped over the border. Stays here a couple years, commits some sort of awful crime or whatever, and gets deported back to his motherland.
Obviously he could come back into the country again, the same way he did before-- illegally.
So like, whats the point of deporting the person? And what could he be faced with if law enforcement finds out that he was deported and has come back? Get deported again??
how will he be deported…If he is in one of the states where the status is not asked and protected…he may not be deported.
Oh also I think its not very easy coming in
I was speaking to one of my friends earlier and she said in NY if you commit a crime and you're illegal, depending on the severity of what you did, you serve time and immediately thereafter are deported back.
The point isnt how difficult or easy it is... those that really badly want it, do whatever they could possibly do and get here. But I mean like whats the point of deporting someone whose here illegally anyway? I mean its not like hes gonna try to come in the legal way next time and be denied... he'll come in and no one would even know unless he does something wrong and gets caught.
It's a repetitive cycle. Normally observed around the notorious desert border of US/Mexico. People pay the smugglers to bring them close to the border, then they're offloaded and they basically just run across without being spotted. If caught, they're processed, and transported back to the other side of the border.
And it happens over and over again....The authorities are not atleast as far as i know, allowed to punish those who are caught. They're basically repatriated back.
And if a crime is committed, they will serve time, and then sent back as soon as their term is up behind bars. There are some people who come genuinely to support their families, and make the best of the opportunity and contribute to the society, lay low under the radar, don't commit any crimes. Those are the people who have become the reason for debate behind "legal work permits" which were a hot topic of this presidential debate. Until a law is passed to screen, approve, and allow some to obtain the privilege of working in the U.S. legally, they'll be considered illegal immigrant and dealt with in the same old manner.
ICE has been very active lately and has targeted certain meat plants, farms, etc. to seek out any illegal immigrants, and many are arrested and repatriated back to their country of origin.
Most illegals hope that one day they can become citizens I think. Sure they can earn a better living in US but an illegal does not have the benefits that citizenship gives.
If an illegal commits a crime, they may sneak back in after serving their jail time but will never be able to become a citizen.
thats a good question...I think there would be big troubles getting citizenship - if its still an option at all. It would mean huge delays if there isnt an outright ban on convicted criminals becoming citizens. Sheesh it took my hubby 11 years to get citizenship going thru all legal channels...problem? He didnt register for the draft.
