I'm not opposed to border controls. In fact I've posted numerous articles about how good Homeland Security is doing.
I have pointed out the reality that it is impossible to seal our borders. The reason I have pointed out that illegal laborers can never be stopped from crossing the border is because some people have drunk the kool-aide that President Bush is a traitor because he hasn't sealed our border, or refuse to support any Republicans or any legislation until the border is first sealed.
Will Rogers said the solution to German Submarines was to heat the oceans up to 210%. People laughed because they understood that such a feat was impossible. But some people actually believe that we can "seal the border", and accordingly blame Bush for not having already done so. Do you believe we can seal all 105,000 miles of land and shore surface borders plus air entry? And of course you know that 50% of all illegals now in the country originally entered legally?
Making our borders secure would require a comprehensive effort, but I believe it could be done. It's probably not possible to shut down all border crossings, but I would imagine with even a modest effort we could reduce the flow by 80 percent. That would be a great start.
A big part of the effort would require cracking down hard on businesses and employers who use undocumented or falsely documented migrant labor. What's happening is, they're getting cheap labor and passing all the social costs onto the American taxpayer. Until and unless we get serious about that part of it, we're going to fight a losing battle.
At the same time, we further doom our efforts if we regularize the trespassing by paying for the trespassers' children's educations and such. We cannot send the message that good things come to those who ignore the law and squat on our land long enough.