Exactly. That problem will still be there AFTER securing the border and will only get worse until we ssecure the border. Linking the two issues is the standard tactic of those who want full citizenship for illegals or those who simply want to feel good about themselves for being empathetic. I say to these people, close the border first and then we'll worry about your self-esteem.
Brilliant!
We can be serious about our border, serious about legal immigration and be empathetic at the same time. Besides, its not about being “empathetic”..its being honest about how this country has ‘invited” these people in by our policies and economic needs and addressing the past and the future in the most reasonable way in OUR interests.