We try to do the first two. The problem is that we cannot do ENOUGH such enforcement to actually deter illegal immigration, absent a huge increase in the government payroll and the intrusiveness of law enforcement. Doingg the third will require some form of national ID--and that's another hot-button issue for conservatives.
This is an issue that cuts across multiple areas of conservative thought--enforcing the laws on the books vs. individual liberties vs. limited government spending--and does so in different ways on each major issue.
Gotta go.
Heck, in theory we'd have to come up with a slew of new things like 20,000 unionized TSA employees, Patriot Acts, CFR restrictions, 30% increases in descretional spending...
THEY could never happen!
Thanks, FRiend. Reading this honestly gave me the biggest chuckle I've had all day. I thought I'd deja vu'd.