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Several on this thread have mentioned that there is no way for us to 'round them all up' etc. The argument is, as I understand it, that we are already too far gone, and there is no way to have all 8 million / 13 million, whatever the number is, leave the country.

I disagree with this. If we enforce the laws that punish employers for hiring illegals, and begin forceful, deliberate, and visible deportation of illegals that are caught, there will be a mass exodus for the borders.

There was a story on here a few weeks ago from (I believe) SE Asia, and I apologize for not being able to find it, where a country had cracked down on illegal immigrants, and their ports were swamped with illegals fleeing the country. Such an approach here may not rid the US of all illegals, but it would be a great start.

We are a nation of laws. We cannot accept and reward people whose introduction to our country began by breaking the laws that delineate our boundaries. It is damaging to the fabric of our culture, and it is a slap in the face to the millions of legal immigrants who have been welcomed in this country (now their country) exactly because they respect the law.

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If we enforce the laws that punish employers for hiring illegals, and begin forceful, deliberate, and visible deportation of illegals that are caught, there will be a mass exodus for the borders.

As I so often do, you've failed to take into account that common sense is kryptonite to political realists.