Do you agree with this statement The policies of the Bush administration are designed to make life?

Do you think the policies of the Bush administration are designed to make life so difficult for immigrants in the U.S. illegally that they're forced to leave ?Federal agents say the checkpoints are a productive way to stop dangerous criminals, drug shipments and money launderers. The illegal immigrants they apprehend are typically turned over to the U.S. Border Patrol for processing. Unless they have serious criminal records or numerous immigration violations, most are returned to Mexico within a few hours, the agents say.

Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center of Comparative Immigration Studies at UC San Diego, said he was not aware of similar crackdowns in the past. The checkpoints make sense for intercepting contraband, but targeting illegal immigrants who are voluntarily leaving the country is a "bizarre" way of handling the illegal immigration question, he said.

Other critics call it an enormous waste of resources and say it could be counterproductive and discourage immigrants from going home.

"There are people that want to go back, and even though they haven't done anything wrong, they might be intimidated from leaving," said Morones of the Border Angels. "It makes no sense."

But groups that fight illegal immigration praise federal authorities for showing more willingness to enforce existing immigration laws aggressively. Focusing on the criminality of people entering the country is only part of the job of border agencies, they say.

Rick Oltman, spokesman for Californians for Population Stabilization, said he hoped that the crackdown on departing illegal immigrants would be expanded to other exit points across the country. He said apprehended immigrants who returned home to Mexico would become "ambassadors of enforcement" and might help deter illegal immigration.

"Each one of these people will then report increased enforcement to family and friends when they do get home, and that will give them second thoughts about sneaking back into the U.S," he said.http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-...

It is about time that the Bush Administration got off its behind and started enforcing the laws of this country! I wish it was harder for them to sneak back over and hope that the fence is reinforced with landmines and gators in the rio grande-
It is the job of the government to enforce the laws and protect its CITIZENS!
Report and Deport!