When state Sen. Glenn McConnell called for a national constitutional convention to deal with illegal immigration in October, many considered the Charleston Republican’s proposal a publicity stunt, politically impossible and laughable at best. Last week, when Rep. Leon Stavrinakis promoted legislation by which South Carolina could effectively sue the federal government for the estimated $186 million that illegal immigration costs this state annually, legal experts wondered if the Charleston Democrat’s proposal was more symbolic than serious, predicting that the Palmetto State would never see one dime in reimbursement.
But when it comes to this issue, both McConnell and Stavrinakis are two of the most sound and sensible men in the Statehouse.
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SA,
I have been thinking a lot about the issue of illegal immigration a lot lately. I have come to fully support my friend Dylan’s position on the immigration issue. I agree with him that if all companies, large or small, that are found guilty of hiring illegal immigrants were to lose their business license, the incentive for illegals to live here would immediately dry up and the problem would be all but completely solved. This could be done without mass deportation and fences. And, of course, there could be no amnesty.
It’s like the drug problem. How do you get rid of all the drug dealers and crush drug crime? Legalize drugs. Same principal. Cut off the motivation to commit the offense and the offenders will go away.
Hell, maybe there’d be some change in Mexico if a massive amount of immigrants came back from the US, pissed off and jobless and without the option of leaving.
–Daniel