And I have seen no indication that the immigrants were repeat offenders, either. I was basing my statement upon the math, since the vast majority of cases are indeed misdemeanors.
But we ARE all agreed that they are offenders, and have broken the laws of this country by crossing the Rio Grande without permission, correct?
Perhaps the NM state police could enforce the state's border, one inch inside the federal border, and train and deputize these people to patrol that border. The could safely apprehend the invaders (my choice of words, based on definition) and turn them over to federal authorities with the power to deport them. It would probably save a bundle since they seem to want to volunteer for the duty. Everybody's happy!! Well, except the illegals.