I sort of had that reaction at first, I was bragging to another FReeper that if I were President, I'd build a wall on the US-Mexico border that would make the Israeli security wall look like a rope line. But when it was time to vote on the survey, I realized that if we just enforce the laws we have, this whole problem would disappear. I think non-members are voting for the other option because they don't understand that we already have laws to deal with this.
Solving the problem of illegal immigration is going to require a multi-faceted and complex response.
Yes, we need to dry up the lure of employment by enforcing sanctions against employers who knowingly employ illegals.
We need to deport illegals who commit felonies and keep them out.
We need to seal the border between ports of entry.
And we need to the last first, and do it now, before any more of my neighbors die. And if anyone's solution doesn't acknowledge that priority, theirs is the wrong solution.
I don't mind a debate, but that is a bedrock position from which I will not budge.