Cry me a river, lets take care of our own first, and that means Americans and legal immigrants. We cannot take care of the world, and if you want to do so why don’t we just open our borders and ports to anyone not just those favored by geography?
What limit would you place on illegal immigration for those fleeing their terrible homelands? Letting them come here is taking the pressure off their own countries to provide for them and we are getting their problems dumped on us.
Every dollar spent on an illegal is a dollar taken that should be properly used for an American or legal immigrant. Where are your tears for them? Try visiting LA and tell me what is the difference between there and Mexico. Mexicans do not care to assimilate unlike previous immigrants legal or otherwise.
If I were president, I would ENFORCE the current laws. The problem that we have in America is that ever since Reagan granted Amnesty, the Presidents who followed him have refused to enforce the immigration laws.
For instance, an employer who knowingly hires an illegal alien is subject to fines of up to $10,000 per day. Has that provision EVER been enforced? Show me one example.
Is it any wonder why people from all over the world come here illegally?