What I wrote was how the “system” worked in 1900. Whether that was amnesty is up for debate but the point is few got in here who were going to be on the dole and not a contributor to society.
I agree with anyone with the principle if we had the military on the border and shot anyone coming over illegally there would be zero immigration problems. The reality is that is not going to happen as much as I’d like to see it. I have not seen much immigration between north and south korea and know the military system seems to work well when employed.
We had a lot more room in 1900.