I want him to be accountable for his actions. I would feel this way even without the separation, simply because we wanted to do it right from the beginning. With a precedent like this, any illegal could become legal just by marrying an American, a new version of anchor babies.
Also, $5,000 is too little a penalty for such blatant long-term violation of the law. Make it $5,000 per year, then we can start talking.
I suggest the system is fixed so neither you nor anyone else has to suffer family separation.
A temporary visa for already-married couples would have been perfect, allowing the family to get the massive paperwork and interviews accomplished in the US (deportation, of course, if residency denied). But that still hinges on the foreigner making an effort to enter the country legally, which this guy never did. He thought he could just walk in an make all of his previous illegal actions go away.
He could always take his family to Mexico with him.
I hate to break it to you, but that's happens everyday in hundreds of cases.
This guy has been chosen as an example for some reason which the article fails to reveal.
He could always take his family to Mexico with him.
His American wife and American son will probably disagree with you. They are Americans who should not be living under Third World conditions to please your self-righteous attitude.
My plan:
Build the wall along the southern border. Then create a small pond on the Mexican side. Increase the border agents' numbers greatly, and start rounding up the crimaliens. Build a large catapult on the American side. Start a schedule of launches, say one per hour. The launch is simple: fill the catapult platform and fire them over the wall into the pond on the Mexican side. You could raise money by allowing spectators, tailgating, and charging a high price for someone to operate the launch. This could be great family fun!