This is what I wrote - I think we are on the same page.
“They are outlaws because our *authority* to stop or remove them is non-existent.
A better solution would be to sponsor the good ones and teach them that this is a nation of laws and self-sufficiency. Persuade them to return to their native soil and come back legally.”
“...sponsor the good ones and teach them that this is a nation of laws and self-sufficiency. Persuade them to return to their native soil and come back legally.”
Yes, we agree on that. The problem is getting illegal aliens to do that while legal enforcement is abscent.
(See - you’re not getting flamed!)