And that makes sense, of course, but even there you have to think about it.
Besides the real and high cost of building and maintaining fences and such you have the problem of possibly damming the fish in the pond.
Tom Coburn has expressed skepticism about the border control plans on the table as I understand it. Still, this is not something unresolvable.
Bush's big problem is that he has trouble talking with the American people about these issues. It's the big weakness his father had too.
Reagan and Clinton were both very good at it.
Oh, IMO we can come up with ways to let out the fish that are already here who want to leave. Heck, I'd support bus rides back over the border for any illegal who wants to leave of their own accord.
But a wall would keep more fish from coming into the pond.
I agree there are a lot of details to work out. But you have to start by agreeing on the eventual objective, and border security affects both illegal immigration and our own domestic security needs during a time when terrorists wish to come here and attack us.