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Anyone who enters the country illegally has no respect for the rule of law and will therefore violate other laws as they do immigration laws if they are allowed to remain.

Ergo, anyone who exceeds the speed limit while driving has no respect for the law and will violate other laws as they do the traffic laws.

I am in fact a strong proponent of increased enforcement of the immigration laws. I am also smart enough to know that the laws were not written with any intent to enforce them, so collectively they are not enforceable. A single minded devotion to enforcing the existing laws will result in a massive waste of resources and only limited progress in creating immigration control.

It is, however, posssible to modify the laws to identify qualified individual who would be a benefit to the country, value the opportunity presented to them and are willing to make an enforceable commitment to be law abiding, tax paying, English speaking residents of the United States. Isn't that really the end goal?

Ergo, anyone who exceeds the speed limit while driving has no respect for the law and will violate other laws as they do the traffic laws.

Comparing a minor traffic violation to an issue involving national security couldn't be a worse comparison. By your line of reasoning sanctuary cities are acceptable since you assume they are all law abiding citizens other than the fact they are criminals just by entering the country.

I am also smart enough to know that the laws were not written with any intent to enforce them, so collectively they are not enforceable.

Ergo we shouldn't charge anyone who commits murder since laws addressing murder weren't really written to prevent such a crime.

It is, however, posssible to modify the laws to identify qualified individual who would be a benefit to the country, value the opportunity presented to them and are willing to make an enforceable commitment to be law abiding, tax paying, English speaking residents of the United States. Isn't that really the end goal?

Why bother modifying laws that aren't meant to be enforced in the first place as you claim? Just ignore them. The existing immigration laws don't need to be modified. Our existing immigration laws cover all you describe. If they aren't willing to obey current immigration laws then they won't abide by any future immigration laws. The end goal is to strictly apply current immigration laws!

I am also smart enough to know that the laws were not written with any intent to enforce them, so collectively they are not enforceable.

They are enforceable. The only thing lacking is the will.

It is, however, posssible to modify the laws to identify qualified individual who would be a benefit to the country, value the opportunity presented to them and are willing to make an enforceable commitment to be law abiding, tax paying, English speaking residents of the United States. Isn't that really the end goal?

No, the end goal is the rule of law and protection of our sovereignty. We bring in 1.2 million LEGAL IMMIGRANTS A YEAR and there are millions more waiting their turn overseas who have completed all of the paperwork. Rewarding people who have entered our country illegally by allowing them to stay and work here is unfair and just invites more illegals to come. We tried a "one-time" amnesty in 1986. It doesn't work.