Johnny:

The child qualifies for benefits as a US citizen.  The parents don’t.

They still have to meet all other criteria, I.E. income, assets, etc…

sc**w em all, ship them all, along with RO, to the border and tell them the next to cross WILL BE SHOT!! sure it will take 2-3 getting killed, but bet your sweet tail after those 2 or 3 get popped, the border will get sealed! ok all you whiners about those 2 or 3 getting shot, more than that die in the desert invading this country. remember what the word illegal means??

They qualify for assetance with an anchor baby or if they are admitted to the hospital.

I do agree with RO though BOTH PARTIES have done ZERO to stop this problem. Not because of cheap labor..but for fear of lossing posiable Latino votes. Plain and simple.

Thing is they can secure the border tomorrow if they really wanted to. But if you guys haven’t notice we live in the United States of the Offended. So the fed will not do anything about this.

yerpointis:

Illegal aliens do not qualify for any public assistance.  It’s a myth.  Bumper-sticker politics at its finest.

They may obtain beneifts by committing fraud, just like ineligible citizens do, but the per-capita incidents of fraud are roughly the same for both groups.

BTW:  Did anyone else notice McKeithen lamenting not being able to enforce the ‘statue’?

Maybe he should try the statute.

Just a thought.

put 50 cal every 100 yards along the border, shoot anything that comes across, problem solved, on a more serious note, leave Arizona alone, they have the right idea, They are actually doing something to solve the problem, rather then sit back, complain, and wait for the feds to do something which will never happen as long as the politicians worry more about potentially lost votes, rather then enforcing current laws, and protecting current voters. If you want to live in the USA, do it legally, Learn to speak English, work and contribute, we have enough lazy people draining the system now we don’t need to import them.

You can check a ss#,name and ss# match with date of birth in less than a minute on any computer.
The police,school districts,federal offices,etc, have no problem checking a new hire and can complete a complete background check on line. They do not hire illegals.
The illegal problem just didn’t start a year ago. It’s been going on for decades. It’s funny how the Republicans bring up every excuse in the book when their is a Demo President. Bush and Reagan, did ZERO. 9-11-01, you would think Bush would have done something. They LOVE cheap labor. At least this President has more than tripled Border Patrol and sent National Guard to the border. Republicans do nothing but debate and obstruct ANY CHANGE. Bush’s answer to border security was ZERO. Remember people were so angry that the MINUTEMAN has to patrol the border?
Republicans seem to forget they did ZERO. Reagan, gave them AMNESTY!
Any idiot can see just FINE the employers. ID’s, etc, are all just another stalling tactic by the GOP

RO, how can you fine employers when they are not allowed to check to see if the person is an illegal?  These illegals have false social security cards and ID’s and there is no national data base for employers to use to check them out. There needs to be a picture id social security card just like drivers license and military Id cards.  This would help to eliminate the fraud in the social security system.

Once again, you are wrong. You can google the facts like I told you.
The fact is President Obama, has enforced
MORE DEPORTATIONS while in office, than BUSH ever did! This is a fact. The Republicans, especially BUSH, had low deportations of illegals while Obama has had RECORD deportations while in office. He has DEPORTED more illegals last year, than ANY REPUBLICAN administration.
Democrats WANT illegals out of the country and do not support illegals getting ANY benefits. You might ask REAGAN or BUSH, why they’ve allowed it?
Seems to me, they are all guilty and all’s I see is Republicans obstructing any changes to current laws, in the Senate.
The Arizona law was challenged for Constitutional Federal Rights issues,only. Demos want REFORM, which REAGAN and BUSH LOVED the status quo as they did NOTHING!
Republicans have blocked every REFORM introduced as they LOVE cheap labor.
It’s easy for ANY idiot to see this.
Fine EMPLOYERS and put them in JAIL! That’s our stance!

Taken from Metro-Phoenix division police records

Sixty percent of the nearly 1,000 people arrested in the sweeps since early 2008 have been illegal immigrants.

Of those;

558 have prior records from crimes ranging from simple B&E, grand theft, to murder.

This is one division in one city in Arizona. It is estimated that over 1 million illegals flow into this country through Arizona a year. Imagine judging from the numbers from that one division how many criminals flow into our country.

Or maybe I need to bring up the story a few weeks ago about the mexican gang members transporting automatic weapons and drugs through bay county.

What is you next arguement?? Come on I have tons of stats on this one.  bring it.

Once again RO you have proved how mis-informed.

“They ONLY come here for JOBS is fact.”
Yes there some who do come here for jobs. Which is fine these people sholdn’t have any problem becoming legal. But maybe you need reread some police reports about drug cartells, smugglers and ton of crimals that flow across the border.

“...EMPLOYERS,especially large CONSTRUCTION FIRMS,not FINED, as they hire THOUSANDS of illegals for CHEAP LABOR, no benefits and do not pay workers comp fees or ANY fees on these people?”

They are not fined because there is NO law like the Arizona law here. Your right this needs to change. But I see you didn’t mention the tons of illegals in our medical system. And the illegals collecting SSI from your democratic run administration. Now your people want to illegalize 12 million that HAVE NEVER paid into the social security fund. Who do you think is paying for all that?

The law needs to stop being shades of gray. Illegal is Illegal.

They ONLY come here for JOBS is fact. Why is BP,the Republican backed employer, and all other EMPLOYERS,especially large CONSTRUCTION FIRMS,not FINED, as they hire THOUSANDS of illegals for CHEAP LABOR, no benefits and do not pay workers comp fees or ANY fees on these people?
You just need to ask yourself why.
Then when rounded up, it costs the taxpayers to SHIP them back?
Answer: Republicans LOVE cheap labor,no benefits and continue to get away with it! EVERY reform bill(McCain-Kennedy), beng the most recent, is BLOCKED by REPUBLICANS in the SENATE!!!
Vote EVERY Republican out of office, every time as they no longer represent the interests of the majority, only their own self interests and that of BP,BIG BANKS,WALLSTREET,THE RICH, and BIG BUSINESS! We all see it,everyday. It’s not a mystery who they represent.The middle class is not represented by them at all. Now, they even want the RICH, to get a tax cut which costs billions on the deficit, but blocked unemployment for the poor

Fining the employers is a great idea….however, moron….80% of these people come here for the free…EVERYTHING…that you liberal bottom feeders seem to think is owed to the lazy populace. The Odumba illegal society is driving the bus….We spend alot of money in the military on training ammunition at firing ranges….we should put those rounds to better use and train with live targets encroaching the border….then make a 180 and complete the training with the liberal targets that are whining about shooting south.

The entire immigration issue is just a farce and everyone knows the ONLY reason it’s not fixed is the Republican Party has continually blocked EVERY effort to fix it and has BLOCKED in the Senate,as usual, any effort at all.
You need no fence, nothing,except to FINE employers. That’s it! Without a job, ZERO illegals would come. If you fine an employer, $10,000 for each illegal hired, with 20 million of them, you could end the National Debt with just employer fines! The reason this is not being enforced much is Republicans LOVE cheap labor,no benefits or workmens comp!!! If an illegal complains or is injured, THEN the employer calls ICE,ships them back and gets a NEW $5.00 an hour REPLACEMENT.
Pass a law fining employers $10,000 the first offense,then jail time. Enforce the law and fines, then you’ve solved illegal immigration. It’s easy.
Look at BP, 1000’s of illegals hired,everywhere.
No fines, just ROUNDUPS and expensive trips home.
It’s a Republican JOKE for CHEAP labor.

I don’t understand what’s controversial about this. The key word here is “ILLEGAL”. They broke the law. Send them home and let them come back legally.
Try going to Mexico and staying illegally and see what happens to you.