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    Basil Smikle Jr. and Dee Dee Benkie on issue Republicans are raising in immigration debate

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Let's start off with our political panel and discussions on immigration and gun control.

Two separate topics we're gonna start with immigration on our panel we have.

Bottles Michael junior he's a political analyst consultant and founder of bottles Michael associates.

And we have DV pinky former aide to president George W.

Bush.

Let's start with immigration.

Republican senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama is accusing the Obama administration.

A failing to enforce a century old law this law was intended to prevent people from.

Integrating bid of four preventing people from immigrating to this country with the intent.

Of getting on the government dole let's listen to that sound -- We just got confirmed the few days ago.

That -- virtually no one is being examined before they enter the country home whether or not they'll be a public charge.

That is whether or not -- -- to begin to depend on government welfare.

The law -- is for a hundred years.

You should not be admitted to the United States if you're immediately going to -- on the dole in the government assistance.

So that's a real serious problem we found that they are not enforcement whatsoever.

And let's go back to our panel DD bank he how big a problem is this.

Well you know it's been on the books for a century it's not being forced immigration right now honestly is a huge problem right now prison Obama's just using it as a political upon.

Saying the Republicans are being obstructionists and really what the Republicans are trying to do is enforce the law that's been there for a very long time.

So office and -- have gridlock -- Washington which is a huge problem.

Immigration some gonna have to get dressed but we have to do it -- a lawful good.

Measured way not to say OK forget -- bring everybody can no problem your legal broken the law doesn't matter let's just -- and then all of that.

And that's just not right and we have to do this the right way.

And -- -- let's bring you win is this the problems are.

And you know I don't know if it's a real problem -- not quite frankly because we're gonna have to find ways to get to.

Into it to the intent of somebody coming here the intent.

Of a person that's coming here.

To this country's that they would have penalized for themselves not have that attendees -- extraordinarily hardworking.

People I don't know how you get too intent.

To be on the public charge.

And and and I think that you can actually figure that out -- an interview once they arrived.

I -- I will I will assume that anybody that comes here.

Wants to be here to make of that -- for themselves and their families and that they will work hard.

To avoid being on the government charge if at all possible and if they are my guess is that they're gonna foreign ways to work to get off of it so I'm gonna.

I'm going to assume -- would presume.

But they are coming here to not be on the government charged.

But even if you want to take sort of the other -- equations and and try to ask that question tease it out I don't really see how you do that.

It it in a non pernicious way.

And -- -- wasn't what needs to be done with this assuming that this is a problem what what is the solution.

Don't ask me some checks and balance somewhere you can't just mean -- -- Kind -- a good person and yeah.

What you're gonna suck at everything personal what's come in our country and that they don't wanna be on it all and I wanna be good citizens and you know about however.

Unfortunately we didn't have to have checks and balances and we've got to have a system of some sort perhaps you know when folks come and illegals well OK first let's try to make them legal analysts try to come up but that -- you've got bad over here but then you know take that this particular.

Law that's been on the books for a very long time you can't just dismiss it so you know when someone comes in a winning start working.

When you've got some participation in our country.

I think gonna go on the government -- -- me -- -- -- just be a big bell that should just be proud Bennett.

You can't just by law but the problem is they're not even legal citizens song and we just got a lot of layers here.

But I believe what Jeff session -- -- Pete Sessions was saying was that we can't just dismiss it.

You just are all the -- out the window let's just give amnesty let's just let everybody come ending you know here we go and what about the folks that have been doing things the right way American citizens.

We've got I think America first.

And we didn't have to address this Republicans and Democrats both -- you can't just allow everyone to do everything.

And not have a lot we've got of course a lot of -- first got to make them legal citizens.

And second got to make sure they're not gonna go straight on the -- because that's not something that's good for our economy not good for our country and I -- -- for that.

What about children of illegal immigrants.

So many of -- that they are the innocent parties regardless of what their parents are doing -- -- all start with you and -- will move on to DD.

You know I I I do not want to see the children punished in any way I don't you do whatever their parents are doing.

However their parents have come to this country the children are guard I don't want to suit their victims but they should be.

Not held responsible.

For the actions of the parent -- should the parents are presumably coming here to make about the lives of the children we as the as the United States.

As the government we should be in a position to help.

Those families give those children.

The lives that their parents who come here coming here to see -- my parents came here.

To this country they found a path to citizenship we are citizens.

They came for the battle four -- -- for themselves and for me and I think I turned out okay.

Point I think I ethic I think about OK but that's what I but I do think that if you give.

Parents and their children the opportunity to do with the right way.

They will succeed and they will prosperous Iraq is not well but what I what I don't want to seize those opportunities curtailed.

What I don't want to see is.

The the government.

Through whatever enforcement techniques there are.

Take take this out on the children to go after the children give them an opportunity and that.

-- and that's -- -- and I agree we shouldn't have children should be always priority number one and and enlightened society in our country of course and it's unfortunate.

That you know they're part of something that is actually -- and something that is not right and it but they have to be -- party no doubt about it.

And they should not be victimized however.

You still have to deal with the situations like -- Palin as you did the right way you have other folks that you let other family members that.

That they came here thinking that the right way and we do you think it's fair of these folks to be person like before you before your family -- it.

-- -- -- Well I think what we're talking about the line and sort of the Q -- I think you know I don't know INS and that is that is actually going to be a huge issue in this debate that the that this would be sticking point is where you fall in this list of priorities -- Passion I don't want -- and and and children should be number one but I do go back to point that what's most important for me in this debate is that.

That -- I assume that the people that are here in 90% of them or more.

Are here because they wanna make their lives for themselves and their children give them the path to residency and toward citizenship.

And give them and legal opportunity do what they're already doing in this.

Soon that good people are going to get into the content that people are going to get the government buildings in the fox Sony but they're sure that I still check in writing or.

There's so you really does give them everything unfortunately and you know you need to check and that's as part of a lot -- security and that sort of thing.

But there's no doubt about it there's so much attention it needs to be given to immigration and actually it's much I hate that's being government being a Republican want smaller.

But really think that some resources have been wasted on -- in on some stimulus money enough threatening.

More attention should be given to this chart I think it's -- -- number --

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