[Jameison]

"Heck, I didn't know rounding up 20 million illegals was that simple."

Neither simple nor easy.
Can it be done with enough determination, political will, enough brain power, resources etc put into it?
Yes.
Does it mean every single one of the 12 million have to be deported before its a success?
Nope.
That has never been the way we measure success in any policing work in this country.

[MACVSOG68]

Neither simple nor easy. Can it be done with enough determination, political will, enough brain power, resources etc put into it? Yes.

And by refusing to negotiate with half of Congress, where do you suppose this determination and political will will come from? You will have to do it with current resources and current procedures and laws. You seem to think that the red state conservative congressmen run Congress. They don't. They are part of it, and all the wailing will not change that.

I along with most Americans want comprehensive immigration reform that recognizes that no one is going to seriously catch and send back 20 million illegals. The President understands that. You guys will prevent any meaningful legislation, thereby assuring that the problem only compounds. Apparently this will take a whole new Congress which may take years.

That has never been the way we measure success in any policing work in this country.

Actually, all police forces have measures of success, whether you want to call them quotas on tickets, prosecutions, number of arrests for prostitution, etc. It exists, and most know it. This will be no different. "Body Count".