The Constitution of the United States protects American citizens only from government tyranny, not everyone else in the world. Of course people in the country are free to procreate to their hearts content, and as was mentioned in a previous post immigration policy should proceed from there.
In the eyes of most of us, it is not desirable for the government to purposely grow the country to half a billion or more. If anyone is being statist, it is the politicians and bureaucrats who are forcing this policy on us against our will.
If you think the U.S. federal government, or any other entity, can 'secure' the borders you've been duped.
No I'm not being duped, I grew up in a can-do country. We are capable of doing a heck of a lot better job of securing these borders than we are now. A little interior enforcement alone would send a signal to would be illegals around the world their presence is not wanted.
Are politicians forcing people to move here? Or is it that individuals have within themselves, as our forebears did, a desire to share in the opportunities of liberty?
No I'm not being duped, I grew up in a can-do country. We are capable of doing a heck of a lot better job of securing these borders than we are now.
Sir, if you think the government can prevent people from crossing thousands of miles of borders you have been duped. Government isn't that capable. Sorry.
A little interior enforcement alone would send a signal to would be illegals around the world their presence is not wanted.
How many hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of immigrants would have to be rounded up for folks to think they have bad odds (of getting caught) when millions are coming in? Do you think the guy in Honduras is going to hear about the raid on Walmart night moppers? Do you think he's watching Ted Koppel?