| Illegal Immigration |
Illegal immigration isn't unique by any means. There's a lot of people, and politicians, who throw up their
hands when faced with any number of social problems. Their solution is most often to make something legal if,
in their view, it's too much trouble to deal with the illegal issue. If these same people had everything their
way, every drug under the Sun would be legal...except tobacco, of course.
The most ridiculous part of the illegal immigration argument I've heard is the part where, "You can't kick out
eleven million people." The response to that is simple, you don't have to kick out eleven million people.
You'll learn very quickly that when you begin enforcing laws against a particular criminal activity, the activity
immediately begins to recede, and you'll be amazed just how quickly you'll be able to reduce that criminal
activity to a manageable level.
Here's another view of the smart people, "Most illegal immigrants are not criminals." Of course they're
criminals. Doesn't anyone know what illegal means? Oh, I know where they're coming from...they're just
displaying their compassionate side. Perhaps, when you earn some extra money, and you forget to pay income
tax on that money, they'll come to your defense as well when the IRS catches up to you. Okay, I'm being
sarcastic.
Let's assume that most illegal immigrants are not criminals when defining criminals who are dangerous to
one's life and limb. In that case, enforcing laws, already in place, against illegal immigration should have an
immediate and lasting effect. Police officers, for obvious reasons, have a better grasp of the effects law
enforcement have on people than those who know everything about everything. Law abiding people -- I love
the term law abiding -- break laws everyday. Sure, they're mostly minor violations that go ignored; until,
those violations begin to bother others. As soon as those violations are addressed with enforcement, the
violations cease. Traffic enforcement is a perfect and obvious example.
I know, "How can you compare traffic violations to illegal immigration?" Well, if most illegal immigrants
aren't criminals, that means they're law abiding people who, like every other law abiding person, will fall into
line with a little bit of law enforcement. I happen to believe that most illegals are not criminals in the true
sense of the word. But...just like every other law abiding person, they'll violate any law that they do not view
as morally reprehensible, or, more to the point, a law that is rarely enforced. The truth of this point is the act
of entering this country illegally.
The smart people are on a roll, "Physical barriers don't work." Again, of course physical barriers work.
People who say, "They'll just dig a tunnel under a fence" have obviously never had to dig a ditch. I like this
one, "If you build a thirty foot fence, they'll just use a thirty-one foot ladder." These people simply don't know
what they're talking about.
Physical barriers come in two forms...impregnable and really inconvenient. Forget about impregnable. As a
police officer, you'll see the effectiveness of the inconvenient barrier in the form of the gated community. A
gated community with a few sensors and a couple of security guards do wonders in keeping the criminals out
even if the community is situated within a high crime neighborhood. The robbers and burglars know that if
they're detected while trying to gain entry, you'll be called to deal with them. I'd love to know how many of the
high profile critics of a southern border fence themselves live in gated communities?
The real reason that real solutions to illegal immigration are yet to be applied is simply because the problem
hasn't yet reached an intolerable level. Sure, it's intolerable for a lot of people bearing the brunt of the
problem. At some point, the politicians and critics will move on to something else, and law enforcement will be
free to conduct law enforcement.
hands when faced with any number of social problems. Their solution is most often to make something legal if,
in their view, it's too much trouble to deal with the illegal issue. If these same people had everything their
way, every drug under the Sun would be legal...except tobacco, of course.
The most ridiculous part of the illegal immigration argument I've heard is the part where, "You can't kick out
eleven million people." The response to that is simple, you don't have to kick out eleven million people.
You'll learn very quickly that when you begin enforcing laws against a particular criminal activity, the activity
immediately begins to recede, and you'll be amazed just how quickly you'll be able to reduce that criminal
activity to a manageable level.
Here's another view of the smart people, "Most illegal immigrants are not criminals." Of course they're
criminals. Doesn't anyone know what illegal means? Oh, I know where they're coming from...they're just
displaying their compassionate side. Perhaps, when you earn some extra money, and you forget to pay income
tax on that money, they'll come to your defense as well when the IRS catches up to you. Okay, I'm being
sarcastic.
Let's assume that most illegal immigrants are not criminals when defining criminals who are dangerous to
one's life and limb. In that case, enforcing laws, already in place, against illegal immigration should have an
immediate and lasting effect. Police officers, for obvious reasons, have a better grasp of the effects law
enforcement have on people than those who know everything about everything. Law abiding people -- I love
the term law abiding -- break laws everyday. Sure, they're mostly minor violations that go ignored; until,
those violations begin to bother others. As soon as those violations are addressed with enforcement, the
violations cease. Traffic enforcement is a perfect and obvious example.
I know, "How can you compare traffic violations to illegal immigration?" Well, if most illegal immigrants
aren't criminals, that means they're law abiding people who, like every other law abiding person, will fall into
line with a little bit of law enforcement. I happen to believe that most illegals are not criminals in the true
sense of the word. But...just like every other law abiding person, they'll violate any law that they do not view
as morally reprehensible, or, more to the point, a law that is rarely enforced. The truth of this point is the act
of entering this country illegally.
The smart people are on a roll, "Physical barriers don't work." Again, of course physical barriers work.
People who say, "They'll just dig a tunnel under a fence" have obviously never had to dig a ditch. I like this
one, "If you build a thirty foot fence, they'll just use a thirty-one foot ladder." These people simply don't know
what they're talking about.
Physical barriers come in two forms...impregnable and really inconvenient. Forget about impregnable. As a
police officer, you'll see the effectiveness of the inconvenient barrier in the form of the gated community. A
gated community with a few sensors and a couple of security guards do wonders in keeping the criminals out
even if the community is situated within a high crime neighborhood. The robbers and burglars know that if
they're detected while trying to gain entry, you'll be called to deal with them. I'd love to know how many of the
high profile critics of a southern border fence themselves live in gated communities?
The real reason that real solutions to illegal immigration are yet to be applied is simply because the problem
hasn't yet reached an intolerable level. Sure, it's intolerable for a lot of people bearing the brunt of the
problem. At some point, the politicians and critics will move on to something else, and law enforcement will be
free to conduct law enforcement.
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Illegal immigration has become one of
the most ridiculous arguments I've
heard in my lifetime. As a police
officer, you're going to listen to
people everyday trying to convince
you of things totally devoid of any
logic. If you extrapolate some of the
goofy viewpoints you're going to hear
to a macro level, you'll have all kinds
of comparisons to today's views on
illegal immigration.
It will depend upon where you begin
your police career as to how much
exposure you'll have regarding illegal
immigration. However, since no one
really knows how many people are
residing in this country illegally, you
may encounter more illegals than you
might imagine.
As an individual police officer, there's
really not much you can do to affect
whatever policies are in place within
your department regarding illegal
aliens. Anytime any situations or
circumstances involved with your law
enforcement duties become
politicized, your best response is to
take a step back and wait for
direction. When it comes to illegal
immigration, you're looking at a
totally politicized problem with little,
to nothing, being done to solve the
problem.
the most ridiculous arguments I've
heard in my lifetime. As a police
officer, you're going to listen to
people everyday trying to convince
you of things totally devoid of any
logic. If you extrapolate some of the
goofy viewpoints you're going to hear
to a macro level, you'll have all kinds
of comparisons to today's views on
illegal immigration.
It will depend upon where you begin
your police career as to how much
exposure you'll have regarding illegal
immigration. However, since no one
really knows how many people are
residing in this country illegally, you
may encounter more illegals than you
might imagine.
As an individual police officer, there's
really not much you can do to affect
whatever policies are in place within
your department regarding illegal
aliens. Anytime any situations or
circumstances involved with your law
enforcement duties become
politicized, your best response is to
take a step back and wait for
direction. When it comes to illegal
immigration, you're looking at a
totally politicized problem with little,
to nothing, being done to solve the
problem.
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