When you say “secure the borders”, what do you mean?
My brother went with some business associates down to Mexico this past week. They were on a business trip in Arizona, and they wanted to be able to say they had been to Mexico. On their way back, they went through the border with minimal trouble. About thirty minutes to an hour later, they were stopped at a another check-point, and they had to reproduce their identification proving they are Americans. I see this happen regularly, and I see Border Patrol seize folks and send them back to Mexico via the Big Bus(es). So my question is what more do you want them to do?
If Americans en masse are so serious about this issue, then they should turn in all the illegals that they come across. And be vigilant about it. Take pictures. Post them on the internet. “These people are in the country illegally.”
But I’m REALLY AND TRULY just a stay-at-home Mom who is a political junky.
If you come her and demand that America CHANGE,
you are an INVADER.
Your brother & his associates crossed through a legal checkpoint. That's the whole point of the FENCE - if everyone did cross through a legal checkpoint, a large part of the problem would be solved.
Fence FIRST. Everything else later.