Being a realist is good but I think there needs to be room for taking a stand on principles as well. Otherwise we are going to have to give up prohibiting other “substances that defy control” such as prostitution, gambling, and meth. As for the War on Immigration, I would say it is no easier to win than the War on Drugs and the same response (yours) can go a long way in controlling both. “Make the penalties so severe no one would risk it” after all, few LEO’s are being killed in the War on Immigration compared to the War on Drugs. Thx
Meth is a wholly different matter and IS controllable to some extent. It requires access to the amphetamines to produce it and is extremely dangerous to produce (i.e. cooking ether). Amphetamines are hard to produce and require an industrial capacity to make in any quantity. The same can be said for coke, heroin and their derivatives.
As for the illegals argument, just any realistic punishment for hiring illegals which is actually enforced should be enough, coupled with lack of a reward for the illegal. But, because there seems to be no penalty at all for hiring illegals to speak of, there is no deterrence to do it.