Solution: If we really aren’t going to imprison these “men,” we should at least castrate them.
My understanding of this problem is it was solved back in the 50's but the ACLU made such a big stink about it with some good lawyers and probably a weak judge that they found the solution unconstitutional. Putting them to work on a farm for a couple of years.
My solution: Put all first time repeat offenders on a work farm for 2 years for the 2nd time caught. Five years for the 3rd and 10 for the 4th. After the 4th time they would have spent 17 years working for free to farm food which both paid for their room and board and helped feed others. If they tried to escape they could get an automatic 15 years added to their sentence. On their first offense give them just one month on the farm to get a taste of that life then deport them. Even just one week would be enough to make them see what waited for them if they came back illegally. Let them know they could never become an American citizen or get a green card if caught again.
The first time they implemented this program illegal crossing went to near zero percent; I doubt we would see many 3rd time offenders. Their goal is to make money to send back to Mexico or wherever they came from. Can't do that if working for free for the man. Maybe to make it legal they could pay the convicts $10 or $20 a month just like they do with prisoners who work in the Pen.