If illegals were not welcomed and provided with medical, food and shelter in the US, would they cease migrating here?

2023-09-19T22:54:22-04:00

People cannot be blamed for seeking the bounty afforded them in the US,

Response by SPC James Neidig made Sep 20 at 2023 2:46 AM

2023-09-20T02:46:32-04:00

I Think Some Of Them Are Escaping Poverty, Drug Cartels And Political Turmoil In Their Home Countries .
The Majority Are Coming Here To Get All The “Free Stuff “
Some States Give A Higher Priority To Illegals For Certain Benefits Than They Do To American Citizens.
How Many People Joined The Military To Get The Benefits Or Escape Being Abused By Parents Or Living In Poverty , Or Saw No Future Living In Their Hometowns ?
It’s Human Nature To Try And Get A Better Life For Themselves And Their Families They Are Breaking Our Laws To Do It, And When A State Or The Federal Government Is Condoning It
They Are Just As Guilty Of Breaking The Law As The Illegal’s Are.

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Sep 20 at 2023 6:42 AM

2023-09-20T06:42:23-04:00

Probably not. Being denied "medical, food and shelter in the US" is still very likely a better scenario than where they are fleeing.

Response by Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin made Sep 20 at 2023 8:07 AM

2023-09-20T08:07:47-04:00

People love to look at things in absolutes. In other words, would this solve the problem when that is never the case or the objective? The point is to build an in-depth solution of closing the border, stop encouraging people come here illegally, deport them immediately, offer no services other than immediate needs as we deport them, deny citizenship to those born here as a result of parents coming across the border illegally, and build better border security like walls, technology, intelligence, and personnel. Along with that change the laws to codify all of this, mandating the executive branch enforces all of it. Additionally, revise the laws to allow for more temp work visas, increase the numbers of legal immigration in general, and place standards on who we will accept into this country. People coming here must want to be here to be productive and assimilate into our country, not create micro versions of the ones they left. There is no one thing that will solve this problem and even all of the above will not stop all illegal immigration. But it will remove a significant amount of the incentive, the numbers will become more manageable, and we will realize better security as a result. At the same time, we will still be a nation people seek out… legally. This is all too important. Countries like Russia and China are actually suffering from population gaps for specific generations.

Response by LTC Eugene Chu made Sep 20 at 2023 9:46 PM

2023-09-20T21:46:32-04:00

They still might migrate if certain people would employ them despite undocumented status...

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2019/08/trump-organization-undocumented-workers

Report: Trump Happily Employing Undocumented Workers Amid ICE Raids

The president is fine with an immigrant “invasion” when it’s benefitting him financially.