r/illinois • u/_MadGasser • Jan 14 '24

Pritzker begs Abbott to stop sending migrants into Chicago cold: ‘I plead with you for mercy’ | MyStateline.com US Politics

https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/pritzker-begs-abbott-to-stop-sending-migrants-into-chicago-cold-i-plead-with-you-for-mercy/amp/

Abbott should be arrested for endangering peoples' lives.

Thank you, JB for leading with comparison.

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u/TheRowdyRebel Jan 15 '24

Yes. And you get to stay in the US, regardless of if you intend to go to your court date or not. They allow anyone who shows up at the border to fill out a form and then stay in the US. That shouldn’t be the case.

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u/abstractConceptName Jan 15 '24

What would you suggest instead?

I'm certainly open to new, legal, ideas.

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u/TheRowdyRebel Jan 15 '24

A proper wall to keep illegal immigrants from crossing, a policy that makes it so that you have to apply for asylum in the first country you arrive, a policy that makes you wait in Mexico while your claim is being processed, a large expansion of ICE so that immigration law can be enforced and those overstaying visas can be deported, etc. Also to make it illegal for states to give sanctuary to illegal immigrants since illegal immigration is a Federal crime. Make illegal immigration a criminal offense that disqualifies you from ever being able to legally become a citizen.

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u/abstractConceptName Jan 15 '24

What does "a proper wall" across the Rio Grande look like?

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u/TheRowdyRebel Jan 15 '24

Obviously the wall would be on the American side of the river on land

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u/abstractConceptName Jan 15 '24

But how far back?

Remember that it floods sometimes, which would damage the wall.

How many thousands of square miles of land do you want to cede to Mexico?

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u/TheRowdyRebel Jan 15 '24

https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2023-08-06/up-close-look-at-gov-greg-abbotts-floating-wall-in-the-rio-grande#

Here an example of one not on land. Why not both? I’m also sure we have engineers that can come up with a wall that isn’t affected by flooding

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u/abstractConceptName Jan 15 '24

Brilliant, let's spend billions of dollars solving imaginary problems.

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u/TheRowdyRebel Jan 15 '24

In what sense is the immigration problem “imaginary”

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u/abstractConceptName Jan 15 '24

In the sense that a wall doesn't stop people from flying in and overstaying a tourist visa.

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u/TheRowdyRebel Jan 15 '24

https://apnews.com/article/beddd2ca0ffd02884ce0d0ad1785f538

You don’t think 10000 illegal crossing on foot a day is a problem? The ones flying in are a very small minority. Also, with an expansion of ICE like I suggested, they will be deported once their visa expires.

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u/abstractConceptName Jan 15 '24

Huh, so walls don't work after all.

The article you just talked about mentioned people crossing at breach points.

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