Thread: The EU & Illegal Immigration

I am putting this article in the political forum rather than "world news" because it is similar to our own illegal immigration influx. It is also a political issue in our elections.
Since it seems that several people in the US oft times say, "look at Europe, they bla bla bla". Maybe this will help them see that other countries do take this problem seriously.
www.kansascity.com | 06/18/2008 | EU body approves rules on illegal immigrants

Good lord. Good luck paying for that.

Is that it? Do you have an opinion on their way of handling their illegal immigration problem?

Originally Posted by Migi e!

Is that it? Do you have an opinion on their way of handling their illegal immigration problem?

Yeah, its' going to be really, really, really expensive and involve kicking in doors.

Anybody got any thoughts on this? Do you think that Obama & McCain, the US Congress will take notice?
Maybe it'll impress Justice Breyer, since he is so fond of French law.

One thing I find interesting is how very often the debate over illegal immigration tends to focus on how to deal with illegal immigrants, and not so much about dealing with what is causing these people to both leave their own country and enter the country they do, even knowing it is illegal.

If things weren't quite so bad in their own country -- or if there weren't people waiting at their destination ready to wink and nod at their entry because, hey, cheap labor that can't kick up too much of a fuss -- then I would think that would do at least as much to stem illegal immigration as making the legal/enforcement barriers higher.

Originally Posted by tiercel

One thing I find interesting is how very often the debate over illegal immigration tends to focus on how to deal with illegal immigrants, and not so much about dealing with what is causing these people to both leave their own country and enter the country they do, even knowing it is illegal.

If things weren't quite so bad in their own country -- or if there weren't people waiting at their destination ready to wink and nod at their entry because, hey, cheap labor that can't kick up too much of a fuss -- then I would think that would do at least as much to stem illegal immigration as making the legal/enforcement barriers higher.

I completely agree. However, our country places band aids on a gaping wound for eye candy, 'fool 'em into thinking we're doing something'.
I do believe that the people that employee illegal immigrants (not always for low paying jobs either) should be gone after first & with the most force the law allows.
As for the country they came from & their "woes", that isn't our worry, IMO.

Originally Posted by Migi e!

Maybe this will help them see that other countries do take this problem [illegal immigration] seriously.

Like Mexico... they shoot people crossing their Southern border. Then
they come over here and tell Americans how we are morally responsible
to welcome their third world army of invaders.

"Bull shit" seems to be the one universally shared human trait.

Originally Posted by bla bla

Like Mexico... they shoot people crossing their Southern border. Then
they come over here and tell Americans how we are morally responsible
to welcome their third world army of invaders.

"Bull shit" seems to be the one universally shared human trait.

That's exactly right bla bla.
I just found it interesting that since so many hold Europe up as an example for us to follow, how they would feel about this development in Europe.
Apparently not much, or at least the haven't found anything intelligent to say about it.

Originally Posted by Migi e!

That's exactly right bla bla.
I just found it interesting that since so many hold Europe up as an example for us to follow, how they would feel about this development in Europe.
Apparently not much, or at least the haven't found anything intelligent to say about it.

American Liberals have fallen so deeply in love with seeing themselves as
"progressive" (or morally superior and intelligent) they have abandoned
the ability to deal with disagreeable realities.