Mass deportation is a top-down solution, and it's true we lack the resources to do it. But how could we crowdsource our immigration enforcement? We turn millions of employers into (unwilling) immigration agents.
Make it impossible for illegals to get legal work and they will 1) commit crimes and get arrested which will result in their deportation; or 2) leave of their own accord. The federal govt has ample tools at their disposal to apply pressure to employers, and additional tools like mandatory e-Verify could be provided. Bottom line, you make it dangerous to knowingly hire illegals (and I mean prison time not just fines), this problem gets solved quickly.
Our elites (incl Donald Trump) will not do so though. The bipartisan, professional-managerial class benefits too highly from cheap labor.
Mass deportation is a top-down solution, and it's true we lack the resources to do it. But how could we crowdsource our immigration enforcement? We turn millions of employers into (unwilling) immigration agents.
Make it impossible for illegals to get legal work and they will 1) commit crimes and get arrested which will result in their deportation; or 2) leave of their own accord. The federal govt has ample tools at their disposal to apply pressure to employers, and additional tools like mandatory e-Verify could be provided. Bottom line, you make it dangerous to knowingly hire illegals (and I mean prison time not just fines), this problem gets solved quickly.
Our elites (incl Donald Trump) will not do so though. The bipartisan, professional-managerial class benefits too highly from cheap labor.
Defend ourselves or perish.
The enemy is the regime.