We don’t need votes in Congress.
The laws are in place.
What has always been missing is a President who would enforce them.
Since the last amnesty the GOP made sure we could not get one by only nominating amnesty candidates.
Trump changed that.
You need the money appropriated, so you need the votes.
That's your problem. Enforcement Only is very, very expensive.
Faced with these high costs, you always come up with cock and bull stories about Mexico paying for it or forcing the local taxpayers in sanctuaries to pay for it. If you think a court will force these local taxpayers to pay to enforce federal law, you are fucked up in the head. You are going to need 10-20 thousand more ICE agents and you will have to build more jails, feed them and provide them with lawyers.
If you think you can steal land in Texas to build your fence, you are full of it. Senator Cornyn has already said no.
What are you going to do about visa overstays. How much is your visa tracking system going to cost.
What percent of GDP are you planning on spending?