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Then you are missing the elephant in the room. Illegal and legal immigration are two sides of the same coin. Many of the illegal aliens are coming here to join their families in the US, many of whom are here legally.

In any event, we can only go around this tree so many times. We will just agree to disagree. Cheers.

Trying to solve everything at once is called Comprehensive Immigration Reform. That is how the left gets everything they want with the eager help of RINOs. That is why every problem that needs addressing has been legislatively stalled since 2006 when the "immigration" issue first exploded as a political issue.

I won't participate in the McCain-Democrat flustercluck called Comprehensive Immigration Reform. The first thing that needs to be addressed is border security because it is a problem that goes well beyond illegal immigration. It's a national security problem first and foremost. The second most important issue regarding illegal aliens, regardless of how they get here, are the motivations for them to stay. Entitlements being the biggest motivator and jobs being the second.

Until the following things are addressed I will not entertain any discussion about "reforming" legal immigration.

Deport illegal aliens on contact with LE.
Vigorously enforce the law on employers of illegal aliens.
Build a border fence, use high-tech surveillance and fund adequate personnel to maintain security.
Eliminate entitlements for illegal aliens.
End the "anchor baby" policy.

Do those things and illegal aliens will deport themselves and pay for the trip.

After the majority of illegal aliens have self-deported the rest of the "immigration" problem will be an easy thing to deal with.