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Are All Illegals the Same ?

Last year Kamala Harris, freshman senator from California, was quoted as saying that she knows what crime looks like, and being undocumented is not a crime. Although this kind of statement could possibly come from a non-lawyer, it seems incredulous to have come from a lawyer, until one realizes that this lawyer is a former attorney general of California. By definition those undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. have committed a crime by coming to the U.S. illegally. Now their crime may not be high on America’s Top Forty Crime List, nonetheless it is a crime.
Unfortunately, it is statements like this from Senator Harris that makes it harder to think clearly about the illegal immigrant issue, and this hinders any progress toward a potential solution. The major mistake of Senator Harris’ statement is that she has grouped all of the illegal immigrants into one big group. Similarly the mistake that some on the right make is also to group all illegal immigrants into one group. In my opinion this is a big mistake on both sides of this issue, and this tendency to “group” is a major impediment to any solution. Again from my perception, in general, illegal immigrants should be separated initially into three categories, and each of these categories should be dealt with differently.
My three basic categories:
1. Hard working immigrants who have a job and are self-sustaining. This would
obviously include their immediate families.
2. Those who are not self-sustaining and who are living on some sort of welfare or are
recipients of some benefits program.
3. Those who are part of a “criminal element.” For example, this would include those
who are in gangs and those who have committed felonies in the past or are wanted
by law enforcement in connection with some criminal investigation.

Let’s deal with category 3 first as this is the easiest. This “criminal element” should be aggressively sought after and arrested. This is the category that benefits from the ludicrous Sanctuary State policies. This is the category that makes the above statement from Kamala Harris absurd. Who actually thinks that it is a good idea to protect and shield this “criminal element?”

In my mind those in category 1 do not need to be dealt with urgently. As long as they are not causing any trouble, I think that they should register and be counted. I realize that there are those who will vociferously object to them registering for a variety of reasons. Why register? There are are multiple reasons why they should register. One is to insure that they won’t be picked up as “innocent bystanders”, and then held in custody by immigration authorities during and after I.C.E. raids. Another reason is to insure that they do not vote, and are not receiving any welfare or benefits, as they are not are citizens. Assuming that they register, and do not slip into category 2 or 3, they stay in category 1 . . . “Live and let live.” I feel bad when these good people are ensnared in the I.C.E. raids which are intended to capture the “criminal element.” Registering would put a stop to that. At some point in the future, those in a category 1 will have to be dealt with on a permanent yet compassionate basis, but really is there any hurry?

Those in category 2 will be more difficult to deal with. I realize that a lot of those in category 2 came to this country with the same hopes and aspirations as those in category 1, but as a country we cannot take in and support all of those people from other countries that aspire to live here. If you want to live here, you must earn your own way. My solution for this category of individuals involves a compassionate deadline. Those presently in category 2 must also register, and then they will be given a “free” category 2 pass for one year. During this period of time their benefits will continue, but only for one year. After one year they must either become members of category 1 or they fall into category 3. I find this solution to be both compassionate and fair, and in a perfect world perhaps those in charge will figure out some way to get them jobs. Perhaps a start would be allowing freer flow of water into the Central Valley of California uinstead of allowing millions of gallons of water to flow into the ocean to save some smelt.

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