Most illegal entrants have just walked across the border. No violence. Still a crime.
Iām possibly being pedantic here, but nevertheless I think itās a worthwhile point to make. In most cases, both pro and anti-immigration camps miss the following subtle points, too often at the risk of calling the other side derogatory names.
Violations of
any boundary are, at a minimum,
not peaceful actions. Now admittedly thereās a meaningful difference between trespassing and destroying property and persons. The latter is obviously
more violent than the former. But we must admit that unwelcome and uninvited guests are
inherently a threat in every context, regardless of their motives. We concede this all the time when itās trespassers onto our property or into our homes. In many, if not, most states youāre allowed to kill trespassers and home invaders. Why? Because you cannot assume that uninvited visitors of your home or property have peaceful intent, especially if their speech and nonverbal behavior are unfamiliar. So Iāll concede that the incidence of illegal immigration, by itself, may not destroy material goods. However there are other immaterial goods just as important that are injured. The incidence of unwelcome, uninvited, and unannounced violators of boundaries does not promote trust and peace in our communities, especially when said invaders have pledged no allegiance to our communityās standards, values and customs and have impaired abilities to communicate trustworthiness to others around them. If we are allowed to kill without hesitation invaders of our homes and properties, then we must also be allowed, at least, to gently and kindly deport the invaders of our commons too.
But like I said earlier, we must turn off the magnet of mass immigration by reforming the policies that create flight from other countries. Our policies ought to promote stable and flourishing communities here, first and foremost, but also abroad too rather than regime changes, sanctions, and autocratic rulers beholden to Wall St. There is no deportation policy good enough to deal with limitless numbers of migrants fleeing their failed and crumbling countries.