Every cat I've ever owned found ways out of hermetically sealed containers to mate. Walls were climbed. Roofs were jumped. I have scars from the escape attempts of cats in heat. Perhaps we are underestimating the cat.
However, with the BILLIONS we will save in medical, crime, education, housing, etc., I'm certain we can find a way to make sure the ocelot continues. And maybe disabled American citizens can get housing!
They are welcome to the dozens of stray cats in my neighborhood a couple hundred miles north of the border.
I guess the value of a stray cat depends on where it lives.