I agree with you on the issue of illegal immigration, but I strongly feel that the American public just doesn't have the political will for a fence.
The cost isn't a problem, but it would take years to build and funding would eventually be stopped.
I believe that the cutting off of non-emergency social services to illegals including education should be the first step as it has the most bang for the buck.
Couple this will prison time for employers that use illegal labor and most would self deport.
[ agree with you on the issue of illegal immigration, but I strongly feel that the American public just doesn't have the political will for a fence.
The cost isn't a problem, but it would take years to build and funding would eventually be stopped.
I believe that the cutting off of non-emergency social services to illegals including education should be the first step as it has the most bang for the buck.
Couple this will prison time for employers that use illegal labor and most would self deport.]
I'm fine with your proposal, just make the fence a long term part. In reality, this isn't going to be solved overnight. There probably will be a guest worker program - which is doomed to fail a horrible death because no illegals will sign up for it. So, I think you just do as much as you can without throwing out the baby in the bath water.
In other words, make the guest worker provision impossible to comply with (I can't think of one they would comply with) and in exchange get in return employer sanctions and a start on the wall. Once guest worker dies it's inevitable death, you go gung ho on what is needed.