We have had many threads on this subject, discussed it each way from Sunday, and everyone has their opinions. It is a complex problem with no easy solution. However, it is being worked on. If it were simple the problem wouldn't exist.
As I have said, it is easy to be a Keyboard Rambo and say, "They should....!! I would....! They coulda, I woulda, etc." but actually doing it without creating other dislocations and getting it through the political maze is not easy. You must remember that the Democrats like the situation just as it is.
Although the gangs may be here illegally, law enforcement is a local problem. Some blue cities won't even arrest illegals when asked to by the feds but they scream for the feds to do something when the illegals becomes a problem. The purpose is to create a problem and blame it on the Republicans and Bush. They do the same with respect to the terrorists.
Just as the Democrats are exacerbating the problem with both illegals and the terrorists so are the Keyboard Rambos who demand action which can't easily be taken. That aids the Democrats, and I think we have several Democrat moles here on FR, by dividing support for the Republicans. The Republicans are not all we would like them to be but they are far, far better than the alternative.
Bailing with teaspoons is a waste of time, when our lifeboat has the bottom ripped out.
Serious jail time for those who employ illegals.
Watch how fast they deport themselves (and pay for the ticket) when the jobs disappear.