Liberals plead for mercy for the poor illegal immigrants but letting people freely cross the border without registering hurts them as well as us. While they come seeking prosperity, they are not truly free as they are here illegally and can not move about freely for fear of being caught and deported. They can be arrested if stopped for a traffic violation or minor crime. They can’t get good paying jobs, are subject to blackmail to avoid being turned in, and cannot access many public services. Many are tricked into becoming slave workers and sex workers in exchange for transportation. They cannot apply for citizenship because they would have to verify residency in a foreign country which they cannot do. They hurt America because they take jobs from legal citizens, feel more free to commit crimes in sanctuary cities because they do not have to fear arrest, and cost their State and local governments for the Social services they use but do not contribute toward the cost of them. They are better in some ways but worse in others. It is a dead end they would not face if they came legally.
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