Why I'm "shocked" that you are shocked. Create a country that is a light on a hill beaming opportunity and then you are surprised that someone is willing to break the law to get in. Shocked I say. You see this crime of walking across the Rio Grande as equivalent to murder and rape. Gosh. No wonder you're shocked that the government doesnt do anything but basically give out traffic tickets. I see it as self selection. I would take a motivated illegal any day over a lazy shiftless fourth generation welfare recipient in the ghetto.
Let's not stop there, Dave S......how 'bout if someone's seeing the light upon the hill...and it's coming from a mansion of a rich business owner, or movie star, or performer.....should we slap the guy on the back who decides to be "motivated" enough to break in and steal their things? I mean, should anyone be surprised that a have-not wants to break into the mansion and take...because, obviously, the mansion owner has more money and stuff than the have-nots.
"You see this crime of walking across the Rio Grande as equivalent to murder and rape"
Wow, how continually dishonest of you.
It is not equivalent to murder and rape.
But those who have walked across the rio grande have been committing murder, rape, kidnapping, drunk driving, and other crimes in startling numbers. Of course, you continually ignore that and bluster on about other idiotic claptrap hoping people don't notice it.
Pathetic.