As I posted on the other ongoing thread, from a perception-public relations standpoint, mass deportations would be a disaster. Can you imagine the nightly reports on ABCBSNBC showing an "exodus" of sad-faced deportees? By the time the sob-sisters were through with it, we'd have a screeching clamor from the sheeple to invite them all back, with all of their relatives tagging along for the ride.
Better, as some have noted on this thread, to take away the economic incentives for illegals to live and work here.
We need a better-maintained border by all means, but axing the essentially free ride for illegal immigrants would be a solid and effective first step.
The massive deportation angle is a straw man, and I am beyond angry that the president is using it. Who is advising this man?! Can they get a clue already? They need to wander outside the beltway once in a while and talk to some regular people, because the relentless insults to our intelligence on this subject are really getting irritating.