I agree "cutting off" is broad but that was how I felt after reading that he is opposed to opening the borders with Canada and Mexico, and wants to retreat from the U.N.
With the immigration issues:
Physically secure the border and coastlines - how does he plan to do this? It would be a massive expense, and I picture our military being moved from their posts around the world to stand guard at the borders... since he said he plans to remove all military from foreign posts. What will he do with all of them?
Track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law - Again, how else could this be done unless he uses the military or another massive police force to track these people down?
No amnesty - how will we track down 20 million people?
I agree with his other two immigration positions to end birthright citizenship and pass true immigration reform - but I think it needs to be done from this point forward. The things listed above fit in again with cutting us off from the rest of the world. Somehow after reading about his positions on issues I visualized our country being patrolled by our own military, going into people's homes to find illegals, and patrolling our borders. It gave me the creeps and I envisioned living in a police state.
One thing I DO like about Ron Paul is that he doesn't beat around the bush. He tells you exactly where he stands on issues and what he plans to do. I find the other candidates to be more vague on their websites, but I lean toward Obama's positions on the immigration issue.
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Date: 2007-11-13 01:58 pm (UTC)With the immigration issues:
Physically secure the border and coastlines - how does he plan to do this? It would be a massive expense, and I picture our military being moved from their posts around the world to stand guard at the borders... since he said he plans to remove all military from foreign posts. What will he do with all of them?
Track visa holders and deport anyone who overstays their visa or otherwise violates U.S. law - Again, how else could this be done unless he uses the military or another massive police force to track these people down?
No amnesty - how will we track down 20 million people?
I agree with his other two immigration positions to end birthright citizenship and pass true immigration reform - but I think it needs to be done from this point forward. The things listed above fit in again with cutting us off from the rest of the world. Somehow after reading about his positions on issues I visualized our country being patrolled by our own military, going into people's homes to find illegals, and patrolling our borders. It gave me the creeps and I envisioned living in a police state.
One thing I DO like about Ron Paul is that he doesn't beat around the bush. He tells you exactly where he stands on issues and what he plans to do. I find the other candidates to be more vague on their websites, but I lean toward Obama's positions on the immigration issue.