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Kelly Green wrote: "Definitely not! The only problem is that with faster process, you will have mistakes and the BIG problem is some of those mistakes will be something I like to call 'mistakenly deporting citizens'."

Agreed. Even if the U.S. has the right to deport any non-citizen it deems to be no longer welcome, there are still issues of due process involved, such as how the government is supposed to determine who is and is not a citizen. This isn't as simple as it might seem. I'm reminded of Cheech Marin's amusing film from 1987 "Born in East L.A.", in which the Cheech Marin character, who is a U.S. citizen of Latino ancestry, goes to a factory in L.A. to pick up his cousin. Unfortunately, the immigration authorities raid the factory while he's there, and, since he had forgotten to take any identification with him, he is mistaken as an illegal alien and deported to Tijuana, Mexico. While in Mexico he has various goofy adventures before finally managing to return to the U.S.

Also, unless a deportee has been convicted of a crime in the U.S., he/she is entitled to fair and courteous treatment. Deportation means transporting people out of the country, not detaining them under harsh conditions for indefinite periods.

Mar 27
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