Enforcing the law IS compassion. Economists have determined that the difference in wealth between the US (and Australia, Canada, UK, Germany, Switzerland, etc.) and the third world is to 90% caused not by natural resources or productivity, but by the rule of law. Our very existence in a prosperous and free country is totally dependent on the rule of law. So, we have another President pissing all over enforcing the law. Thanks, I'm in debt and soon to be unemployed, thanks for the help Mr Compassionate Conservative.
First, we have laws about speeding on interstate highways. The vase majority of drivers break those laws. We have laws about wearing seat belts. Many do not wear them. I would suggest that our nation is not undermined simply because these traffice laws are broken. There is nothing immoral per se about going five miles over a posted speed limited, other than the fact that it is a violation of a law.
Likewise, there is nothing inherently immoral about illegal immigration other it shows a disrespect for our sovereignty.
Do we advocate the abolition of traffic laws simply because we do not have enough troopers to enforce them? Of course not, because the threat of getting caught deters the enought potential speeders to achieve the state's goals of traffice safety. On the other hand it would be logistically impossible to ticket every single traffice violator.
The same problem applies to immigration enforcement. You create conditions that promote legal immigration and discourage illegal immigration. You make border security more tangible. And so on.
BTW, blaming the POTUS for your personal financial and employment status is a little lame. The only thing limiting you and your prospects is yourself. Second,