Politics and religion.

[Lady's Human]

The system is broken.

The border is an open wound, and those here illegally are preyed on by politicians of both sides:

Votes for legalizing them from the Democrats, and cheap labor for businesses in the pockets of Republicans.

1) Close the border. It can be done, and has been done in the past.

2) Send 'em home. It's been done before, and can be done, it just takes the political will to do so.

3) ICE checks at all employers. Need help with that? Use the National Guard. If the company is employing illegal immigrants fine them or close them. No deals.Prosecute the business owners just as aggressively as you prosecute street corner drug dealers.

Control first. Fix what's broken, which isn't the laws, it's the enforcement. The President has taken what is a Congressional responsibility and put it in his own hands. This is a representative republic not a tin-pot dictatorship where laws get enforced based on how much graft you provide.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Maybe my old memory is faulty but didn't we approved a huge amount of money several years ago to close the boarders? I seem to remember them starting a fence and even got some done on it. What the heck happened to that AND the money we alloted to do it?

[Lady's Human]

Maybe my old memory is faulty but didn't we approved a huge amount of money several years ago to close the boarders? I seem to remember them starting a fence and even got some done on it. What the heck happened to that AND the money we alloted to do it?

IIRC, one part of the money was appropriated the rest was cut from subsequent budgets.'