Forget the fences..just let them stay.

What if we decided to let undocumented immigrants just stay here? Sign them up. Document them. I know folks get all excited at the thought of amnesty, but why not? It would certainly be the compassionate decision. It would be easier than sending everyone home. I have a feeling that it would be far easier to establish a procedure and then begin processing people. It would certainly address the Dreamer issue. The kids would no longer fear deportation, because although not here legally, they are just as American as those of us who were born here. Fun fact from crazy town: Rep. Steve King asserts that immigrants from Mexico all weigh 130 lbs and have calves the size of cantaloupes. That's right. Cantaloupes. He knows because he's evidently picked up some of these guys and evidently had a measuring tape. I have one too. I had no idea of its versatility. Apparently their freakish calf size is due to the 75 pound bales of cannabis they lug over the border. Did he have a scale too? Did he weigh each bale? How does he know they were 75 pounds? If the bales were say, 60 pounds, would their calf size be that of a grapefruit? How big would the bales have to be to create calves the size of watermelons?  I guess we don't need immigration reform after all. So glad Mr. King clarified this for everyone.

By refusing to reform our immigration laws, our government reinforces the very existence of undocumented immigrants as well as their abuse. It's not like we just noticed these folks are here. They've been here forever. Instead of looking at why they come here and then creating a reasonable procedure to help them relocate to this country legally, they delay, dismiss and ultimately do nothing. Well, there is that border fence.. but seriously, do background checks, send the criminals home, and let's keep the rest who want to stay here. You know, nation of immigrants and all. The Steve Kings of the world are just going to have to calm down. 

The inmates have run the asylum for too long. How about we send the crazy people home next time? We started that process in 2012. Let's finish it and maybe we'll start moving forward again. 

And hurry up with my daughter-in-law's paperwork.. She's from New Zealand and married my youngest son last December. She has a Master's Degree in Behavioral Analysis and works with autistic children. She's amazing and the children she works with need her. It doesn't have to be so complicated.