They may not be able to take on the world, but they can still help.
They may be able to help by sending $200 million in a year to help us (it won't be their whole military budget). We spend $4 billion helping them when they are more likely to need our help than vice versa. Ukraine is about as likely to help the US if we get invaded as Israel is. Although, if the US gets invaded, then who would actually do the invading? No way is Canada going to invade the US.
BUT since they are allies we have to live up the alliance.
The left says this with Ukraine. They have their excuses for Ukraine and the right has their excuses for Israel; but excuses are like assholes; everyone's got one and they all stink.
If they can prove their "jewishness", no. But don't you think the US enemies would claim asylum as a Jew too?
If a hypothetical Gazan hated America, then why would they move here? It's like expecting a hardcore Trump supporter from Texas to move to San Fransisco; it won't happen. If a Texan does move to San Fransisco, they almost certainly are left of center (pro San Fransisco). If a Gazan moves to America, then they are almost certainly pro America.
If those groups of people are "home grown" or if they come in from outside the nation, they are still a threat. So I never said to kick them out because we don't know who they are. I said to vet them to make sure we know who they are.
So then if you think someone whether foreign born or native born is a terrorist, then have the FBI go after them; not ICE. If your solution is to vet the undocumented without the threat of deportation (execution if they are a terrorist; citizenship if they aren't), then that's fine; but then you would have to go into Queens and similar areas just to give everyone papers in their home.
Deport the illegals and you will catch the terrorists too (too broad of a brush, I know).
You just said this:
So I never said to kick them out because we don't know who they are.
Broad brushes are collectivist. People should be treated as individuals, not groups. This is why I don't agree with any AR 15 ban because the vast majority of AR 15 owners aren't mass shooters.
I'm all for immigration and I do think the immigration system is broken and much too slow for anyone wanting to come here for a new life.
Name me a single requirement you would impose on all immigrants that if a native born citizen does not meet it, then you would kick them out of the US. I can't think of any, so I would have to support open borders/abolishing ICE or whatever term you want to use.
I live in Phoenix and so I personally KNOW and work with undocumented people ALL THE TIME. I want those people to come here and get a better life, BUT we must make sure we bring in good people and not crooks, cartels and terrorists.
Unfortunately, it's a package deal; deporting the crooks, cartels, and terrorists also means deporting the undocumented people you know and don't want to get kicked out. The alternative is to execute the terrorists, the cartels if they target kids, and the crooks would be sent to community service and if they run off, then they get recaptured and whipped so they complete their service (revenue generated goes to the victims of the crime). Theft should be designed to rehabilite thieves so they are less likely to steal, but also the victims should be compensated paid for by the ex thief's hard labor.
You open the flood gates and you get the carp(nasty) with the bass fish(tasty). Make it specific and we can get the best of both worlds.
I don't fish (and I'm assuming you don't either because you live in a desert state) but the difference is you can tell these fish apart by looking at them. You can't do that with the terrorist/good immigrant dichotomy. It's better to kill the ones that are terrorists; let the safe ones in; maybe an Ellis Island approach that is extremely cheap and quick.
I want more people in the US to grow GDP the most to make it easier to pay off the debt and to keep America ahead of the communist Chinese.
