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John MacHarg's avatar

Why not pay them to voluntarily deport…give them transportation and $20k cash payment to go back home. This seems like it would be way cheaper than using force or letting them stay. Use force judiciously in criminals and anyone who won’t leave voluntarily. Bees work for honey not vinegar.

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Dr. Paul Alexander's avatar

I like it but no US tax money

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Kathleen Taylor's avatar

This would only encourage more illegals. $20k is more than they would see in a lifetime -- unless they are importing illegal drugs or engaged in human trafficking.

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marlene's avatar

They're all willing to do something for money. But we should tell them we'll charge them $1,000 if they don't leave!

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Dr. Paul Alexander's avatar

yes

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John MacHarg's avatar

It will be less expensive to pay them. Calculate the per person cost of “rounding up” and deporting them, and offer to pay them 1/4 of that to self deport….my guess is $20k per illegal but whatever. If as some have suggested they can just sneak around again, then either way it would be a giant waste of time and money. They cannot be allowed to sneak back in ie. Build a wall and very severe penalties if caught a second time. But you know that giving law enforcement and/or military a blank check to do it by force will end up costing more billions than $20k times 10m illegals or 200 B. Sounds like a lot, but how much is the alternative and how much carnage will it reduce. And also task law enforcement/military. But also help those willing to relocate back to their home countries…it’s the right thing to do as these people in many ways were invited/tricked to come here.

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Chad's avatar

Norway and Sweden have/will try that.

Issue is they get paid, leave, sneak back in later or fly to Canada where their allowed more easily back into US. Huge majority of known terrorists arrested here came thru the Canadian border, Trudeau is worse than Biden.

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Dr. Paul Alexander's avatar

most terrorists entering US come from Canada...100% have legal documents for Canada....allowed to walk into USA

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Chad's avatar

That is ridiculous. We have our major border problems but it seems Canada just imports known terrorists. We're being invaded north and south.

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