@bmetzer@theclaw4jumbo A thought and a question. Thought: it's cheaper to not enforce any laws, but I'm not sure the cheapest option means it's better.
Question: What does that enforcement look like to you, after the sieve is closed, to individuals that enter illegally?
@bmetzer@theclaw4jumbo I'm sorry, I think I asked that question poorly.
If all undocumented immigrants currently in the US were immediately granted citizenship, and loopholes were restricted, how should future illegal border crossings be handled?
@bmetzer@theclaw4jumbo How would you feel if a path to citizenship was offered to people who entered before [date of bill], and immediate deportation was implemented for everyone after [same date]?
@bmetzer@theclaw4jumbo I agree, it's an impressive feat on their part.
I'm curious, how would we close loopholes that incentive illegally immigrating while also offering paths for illegal immigrants to become citizens? It seems like that would also incentivize doing it the wrong way
@theclaw4jumbo@bmetzer Technically true, it is difficult for most undocumented immigrants to afford. But 39% of them manage to make it happe; which is about 1.6 million homes or 2% of all US home owners.
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@bmetzer@theclaw4jumbo I agree, I'm not making a claim that they are driving up prices. I simply saw that @theclaw4jumbo said "you have to have at least a green card to get a mortgage", was curious about it, researched, and it seems that you can in fact get a mortgage without a green card.
@theclaw4jumbo@bmetzer A quick Google search would seem to indicate that undocumented immigrants can purchase a home or obtain a mortgage, although difficult. Varies state to state.
2014 report from Migration Policy Institute indicated a third of undocumented immigrants owned homes.
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