OPINION:
On Sunday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass posted on social media: “As a result of immigration raids, parents are afraid to take their kids to school, workers are unsure if they should go to work tomorrow, and young people are worried about their future.”
Isn’t this the perfect environment for the far more cost-effective self-deportation, in which the government offers illegal immigrants a free one-way plane ticket and a $1,000 out-the-door cash bonus? I believe the entire illegal immigrant community is watching the LA riots closely — and many are starting to make contingency plans to leave the country.
Now, to truly escalate the motivation for self-deportation, President Trump needs to strike while the iron’s hot — and sign an executive order that eliminates all social services and welfare to all illegal immigrants. No more free housing, no more food stamps, no cell phones, no EBT cards, no more being wards of the state.
Couple this environment of fear described by Mayor Bass with the realization that the gravy train has finally pulled into the station, and we can all expect a stampede to the airports to take advantage of Mr. Trump’s self-deportation incentive.
Now that’s what I call making America great again!
LUANA DUNN
Medford, New York
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