I’m not saying open the doors now. You must first secure the borders.
Secure the borders, and make sure that the state knows who is entering Arizona. This is the first battle, with the Obama administration over border security. Yes, it’s a federal responsibility, but if the feds won’t do it than Arizona must do it.
They have no other option.
Deport everyone who is found to be illegal. Enforce the current laws on the books.
Then you change the welfare laws.
Then we can talk about ‘immigration reform’.
Border security must come first before anything else can even be discussed.
And, in the meantime, if you deport all the parents, who takes care of all the anchor babies? You know, the ones who are “citizens”.