[sam_paine]

Because the federal government in Washington, DC abdicated its responsibility for the last four decades with respect to controlling the border.

Criminalizing Americans that avoid taxation by hiring illegals would dry up the illegal labor market.

Building a Berlin Wall did not dry up Berlin. It will not dry up the illegal alien stream. All this will do is raise the prices Coyotes charge to smuggle.

This law was passed by cowards that were pandering to knee jerkers, whatever the outcome, it was not passed by people that were honestly trying to solve the problem of illegal immigration.

30 some-odd Democrat Senators voted FOR this, so there must be something fishy about it!

[ARealMothersSonForever]

(c) Report- Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the progress made toward achieving and maintaining operational control over the entire international land and maritime borders of the United States in accordance with this section.

This section is particularly appealing. And I could not find anything relating to building a fence across the entire southern border. Only expanding barriers in the problem areas at the current border crossings.