Murk,
You are fully allowed to "win" this if you need to.
I do like to win, but you and I rarely debate, and I am making valid points, (at least I hope I am).
All of my examples are real world.
No they are not, I never proposed, (see post #37;45;47;50 in this thread) deporting the parents, (unless they are criminals, then: deport 'em)
Anchor children do exist. What do you do with their parents? I do not see this as tear jerk at all, it is a real issue if you plan on deporting 12 Million people which is what the topic had evolved to when I responded to a post of Pointer's
Pointer is much farther right on this issue then I am. That maybe where we got caught up.
. . . I know that children born here are lawfully citizens (my posts do not make that clear), I also know that there are some children who grew up here, but were not born here. Another example that is not tear jerk, but reality.
Possible, then they would fall under the proposal I put forth, I do not speak for Pointer. He is one of the more informed and succinct posters on this board. It explains why we, (you and I) have talked past each other in the current debate.
If you cannot see that their disposition is reality then I guess I underestimated your ability to think through scenarios clearly.
I stated it above.
Straw Man or otherwise your analogy is carp.
No it is not as I was debating my proposal not Pointers'
I can bring up the concern of deporting lawful citizen's parents without having to give a rats arse about a child raised in a Terror camp. Is that a tragedy? Yes. Part of this discussion? No. Analogous? Maybe I am stupid, but no.
Did not follow that one QC, (one brain cell).
I am gonna make another logical observation. I don't think the American people will stand for train loads, or bus loads of People being shipped back to anywhere. I may be wrong, but that is what I believe.
I agree: please read my proposal.
You can dispute that if you'd like, but since it is my opinion, and only an opinion, THAT would in fact be illogical . . .
You are still debating Pointer not me.
Have you noticed that I have not said that I do not want some deported? That would be yet another discussion, which we can also have if you'd like . . .
No need, I am forming and or revising my opinions now as you are: apparently.
I will also reiterate why I brought this up. I, QC, think that sending non-citizen children that have been here for X amount of time is abusive.
I don't like touchy feely catch all terms, I like to stay unemotional if possible. My proposal does cover them. I am not Pointer, although I usually agree and do respect him, that goes for you too: QC.
I also think that sending the parents back of citizen children would be abusive.
Again, I prefer not to use 'loaded' terms, packed with emotion. That said, if the parents are criminals, ( a crime greater then a traffic ticket), and not counting immigration laws, the whole family has to go. The citizen kids could go up for adoption, and learn to obay the law from their new parents, or go back with the family, (the family's decision).
I prefer that children are not abused period, because they do not have a role in this very complex issue.
Ted Kennedy gave them a big roll: QC. I dissagree with you here.
Yes, even those in terror camps, but the topic was US illegal immigration. Need I make this any clearer?