Self-deportation is a flight of fantasy on the part of some.
However, we should remember that the actual amnesty legislation being considered during GWB’s administration included some delusional provisions for illegals to show up and self-identify.
Self deportation is not a fantasy, how did these people get here? They can go home the same way.
On the other hand the DUI and reckless driving statistics demonstrate that a very large percentage of them have motor vehicles.
Actually, the rape, robbery and mayhem statistics point to there being many who are quite capable of running around loose without a great deal of prompting!
From time to time I provide an analysis on FR that demonstrates how we can ship all the illegal aliens "back home" in under 6 months. It starts with encouraging them to sell their stuff, hop in their cars and trucks, and drive to Mexico ~ that's the 90% of them who hale from Mexico.
That country is no more than a 3 day drive away from wherever they are now.
It's not like anyone needs to use forced overland marches in the hot Sun. There are enough seats available to get them all there.
Supplementing that there are enough vacant seats ~ unused "lift capacity" ~ on airplanes to move 100% of them to Chiapas State (a primary source of the folks who look like Classic Maya) in about 6 months.
The other foreigners who aren't supposed to be here can be loaded on foreign air carriers, with a good number of them being able to travel out in the crew-quarters of their own countries' flagged cargo ships.
It is far from impossible to deport all the illegals and make sure they get home in time for Christmas dinner. Anyone who says it's too difficult to do that, or who says its inhumane, is an idiot who hasn't really thought about it.