RETURN TO SENDER/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

[HairOfTheDog]

That wall is never going to happen. There's too much reservation land involved and besides that most of the illegals down here arrive via the vast array of tunnels, and a wall isn't going to deter them. Just reform the immigration laws.

Yeah, that's the far more logical and effective solution to me too. That, plus diligent enforcement of the reformed immigration laws.

Just the clear message that they're not welcome and illegal entry will be cracked down upon has drastically reduced illegal border crossings since Trump took office. It didn't take a $20billion wall.

But, the largest portion of the undocumented immigrant population didn't enter the U.S. illegally in the first place anyway. No illogical wall will address that issue.

Most undocumented immigrants came here by air or sea on visas and then stayed without renewing their documentation. The vast majority of visa-holders leave or renew before their docs expire (98%+), but the other 1 to 2% accounts for nearly 750,000 undocumented immigrants per year. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201...migration/

If the government really wants them gone (and in many cases I don't think that's the case because most contribute more than they take from the economy), the Feds need to push state governments to proactively pursue them through appropriate channels and either help them renew their legal status or deport them.

Anyway, I really don't give a shit if a great big wall is built, aside from the wasteful expense to tax payers for something that would be largely symbolic only (though it could be a job-creator). However, a literal Wall stretching fully across our nation's borders is a simple and ineffective solution to a complex issue; an emotion-based solution that only appeals to a certain mindset.