This might sound silly, but given the crime that occurs in southern border towns, why don't the states take it upon themselves to seal their borders?
Because the bureaucrats don't want to, and they always say "it's a federal responsibility." The lame-o AZ gov declared a state of emergency so she could get fed funds, but as per usual, all any of them do is talk and nothing of consequence ever gets done. Meanwhile, we taxpayers continue to get zapped (I'm trying to be polite here).