Sorry. You're not answering my question. Unless we can effectively enforce a deportation program, what good would it do? And if you cannot use mass deportation, what is the alternative?
This is not a question of ability, but of will and determination.
Elimination by attrition.
Start deporting illegal aliens-the idea that every single one will be deported en masse is a straw man argument used by people who don't want to address this issue-and start enforcing pre-existing immigration law.
I'll give you an anecdote to illustrate my point.
There's a neighborhood in my borough known as Midwood.
A section of that neighborhood was once known as "Little Pakistan," because of the number of Muslim, East Indian emigres that made that area their home.
After Sept. 11th 2001-when the DOJ made it a priority to determine just who was roaming around this country from suspect nations-they were forced to make a choice if they were not here legally.
They could register now-and be forced to return home and reapply for a visa after a certain fixed period-or they could go to ground, and possibly risk the consequences, i.e. being deported AND banned from re-entry for much, much longer.
Guess what?
The vast majority of them decided that it was in their best interests to return home now-and avoid even worse repercussions later on, if they were ultimately arrested and reported to the INS-and apply for re-entry to the United States.