Good point and I agree that it's terrible policy.
BTW, I want to make it clear that I am not in favor of massive illegal immigrant round ups. I doubt that many other really are either.
I think if an illegal is caught in a crime then he or she be deported, but I would rather the pressure be put on employers. I don't want amnesty, per se, but massive round ups are not politically or logistically realistic. I also don't want the nation to become a place where everyone has to "show their papers".
I just want the southern border secured. If we just did that, then the current illegals really wouldn't be that much of a problem.
They would still be a problem because they are still here and it's not an easy fix
That is the point I've been trying to make