@ucbalumnus , you have a valid point. ICE operates under administrative law, so the same constitutional protections do not apply to them for immigration purposes. But I think practically speaking we are going to have to go to a proof of citizenship system because of the sheer numbers of illegals.
@doschicos , yes, illegal aliens pay billions in taxes. They cost over a hundred billion in services. $115 billion in net loss on illegals. Do you think that a few sales and gas taxes come anywhere close to $10-20K/illegal child K-12 cost + medical care + social services? Seriously? And there is also the matter of breaking the law.
Not everyone domicile pays for schools. Government housing does not. Mobile homes do not either. And renters generally pay a lot less than homeowners. When you stuff 10 people in a 2 bedroom apartment you might as well not be paying anything. That doesn’t even meet fire codes.
Adding violent foreign gangs is not a moot point. Ask anyone who lives in one of those areas. San Francisco used to be a safe city. It’s not just crime, now Hep A is rampant and you have a poop app.
I don’t have any problem paying for my fellow citizens, but I do for illegals. They are the responsibility of their own country. We have enough poor people of our own to take care of. If you want to take care of them, go ahead, but do it with your own money and not everyone else’s.