Illegal Immigration should be a mere civil offense, in the absense of violent crimes.
If an illegal immigrant causes a violent crime, then and only then should the immigration part could be criminal as well.
In such a regime, there should be no detention, deportation, family separation, etc. People causing violent crimes are caught as always, and given additional immigration charges when applicable.
Nonviolent illegal immigrants should merely pay a extra tax to cover additional civil costs in addition to all normal taxes.
This is all based on a good ethical principle: the punishment should fit the crime. The punishment should not cause more suffering than the crime. Illegal immigrants who are causing violent crimes are not hurting anyone, so they should not be hurt.
The tax should best be this: a tax on money sent outside USA.
People who don't understand how employment works, think that "immigrants are taking our jobs."
Immigrants who earn and spend all their money in the USA, are creating as many USA jobs as they are taking. It's only when money is sent abroad, that the money is creating jobs elsewhere instead of here.
This same economic principle applies to US citizens as well, but they may have rights, authorties, or privileges to send money abroad. I think it should generally be discouraged, instead of course it has often been subsidized by laws and agreements which socialize the risks of speculation and production abroad.
Anger should most be directed at those laws and agreements, instead, they are barely mentioned in the mainstream distraction.
If an illegal immigrant causes a violent crime, then and only then should the immigration part could be criminal as well.
In such a regime, there should be no detention, deportation, family separation, etc. People causing violent crimes are caught as always, and given additional immigration charges when applicable.
Nonviolent illegal immigrants should merely pay a extra tax to cover additional civil costs in addition to all normal taxes.
This is all based on a good ethical principle: the punishment should fit the crime. The punishment should not cause more suffering than the crime. Illegal immigrants who are causing violent crimes are not hurting anyone, so they should not be hurt.
The tax should best be this: a tax on money sent outside USA.
People who don't understand how employment works, think that "immigrants are taking our jobs."
Immigrants who earn and spend all their money in the USA, are creating as many USA jobs as they are taking. It's only when money is sent abroad, that the money is creating jobs elsewhere instead of here.
This same economic principle applies to US citizens as well, but they may have rights, authorties, or privileges to send money abroad. I think it should generally be discouraged, instead of course it has often been subsidized by laws and agreements which socialize the risks of speculation and production abroad.
Anger should most be directed at those laws and agreements, instead, they are barely mentioned in the mainstream distraction.
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