Ya just sorta gotta pull on the asbestos jammies, and get on with it. The immigration threads are usually pretty hot, anyway.
FWIW, seems to me that the Prez is right when he observes that getting 12 million people to leave just isn't in the cards. What FReepers tend to neglect/forget about is the family context -- lots, probably most families with illegals also have closely related citizens living with them. Much heat is generated over this, but the fact remains that the political will to deport (say) the illegal parents of an American citizen anchor baby simply does not exist.
BUT, I have to disagree with the point of view you expressed last week. Seems to me that we have to start first with border security, and a fence is an essential component of that. Once we have the stampede of illegal migration under control, we can more calmly debate what to do about the folks already here.
I dislike the idea of a fence or wall, but every way I come at this issue leads to either this or open borders.