Are you just playing dumb, or are you actually this misguided and deluded? I highly advise you to take a look at the australian immagration system, a system that has proven time and time again to WORK.
You simply send back boats full of illegal immigrants. You take NONE of them in, this is the only way to discourage people from risking their lives on these cranky boats. The only immigrants that get in are the ones who apply for an official visa, and can prove that they can benifit the economy one way or another (degree, expierence etc.).
Now ofcourse, this isn't 100% comparable to the situation the U.S. is in, but the same principal can be applied across the board.
SMALL DIFFRENCE: AUSTRALIA IS A MOTHERFUCKING ISLAND
They already have a natural barriere making it much easier to simply send people back.
Don't want people in? You shoot. Want people in? You accept them for real.
Trying something in between won't work and have never worked and will never.
But again, if you want to build that wall do. It's not useful but I don't give a damn as you'll pay for it directly.
There's little or no difference between caravans coming to a border and boats coming to a shoreline.
There are ALL KINDS of in-between solutions. Ending birthright citizenship coupled with work permits is an example. However the person still has to be identified, have a background check and such.
And yes, the people voted for Trump on this issue and the people want it. This is how you GOT TRUMP, the inaction and don't care attitude of the senators and congressmen on this very issue.
However, you are not alone with your opinion. You stand with the "cultural elite of Washington" who share your scorn and disdain for the wishes of the actual people. After the total chaos and the thousands of rapes and murders resulting from the recent "migrant caravans" into Europe, you guys really should have learned.
Hey, want more TRUMP-like people voted in? Just keep it up.
I've been seeing it in my own country (the Netherlands) for years now. The upcoming Marrakech Agreement that we are signing will only make illegal immigration WORSE by giving more rights to illegals.
Although the agreement is ''not binding'' it will rapidly be used in court by illegals using soft-law.
The current situation is that we have absolutely no idea WHO WE ARE TAKING IN, that's the entire problem, there are ''background checks'' but it's not a check you can really take seriously. For all I know it's already too late, and possible terrorists have already invaded, it's just damage control from here on out.
If you don't see this as a problem, then I truly have no idea what you're thinking, left or right, democrat or conservative, you can't deny that this is VERY, VERY dangerous to my, and ultimately, your culture.
Total chaos is on the horizon.