If I recall, the 1950’s Operation Wetback, an attempt to deport 12 million Mexicans here illegally, was stopped early because the nightly news showed hysterical women and crying children. The attempt was an effort to get jobs for the men returning from the Korean war.
The thing to do is stop them from ever getting here in the first place. The cement footpaths at the US border with Mexico, are, in places close to hospitals, literally worn down to troughs. Close the gates. Nobody gets in without a passport and a visa.
I met Mexicans who worked in California and went home at night or on weekends. How is that possible?
They cross through Ports of Entry, and claim they are visiting, shopping, ETC. Many cross daily and work in U.S.
An odd point of history is Cesar Chavez. He fought for higher wages for legal farm workers. They were in great need of Cesar Chavez due to terrible living conditions and wages.
He is to be admired. He was also totally against illegals working in the United States. He knew full well the illegals drove down the wages of United States citizens and legal foreign workers. His actions of years ago are not that much different than Donald Trump today. I admire Cesar Chavez.
Cesar Chavez is honored today by the left. However his actions would today be considered right wing racial hatred.