It is largely our own actions which have created the "border crisis." Above, I noted the ways in which we created conditions in "source" countries which have led to the migrations we're seeing. Also, we haven't properly funded immigration courts so that they can act on cases expeditiously. When someone lives in this country for years waiting for a court date, it should not be surprising that removing them at this point would be hugely disruptive to the deported person, his/her family, and often his/her US community. None of that is the fault of the immigrants.
Our current quota system for immigration is racist. It needs review and amendment to ameliorate the problem.
Additionally, we need more workers than we have managed to obtain through the visa process. We need to overhaul our guest worker programs so that sufficient numbers of people can enter legally to work in jobs we need filled. It is in our own economic best interest to figure this out.
Until we address these root issues, it is not reasonable and not smart and is inhumane to take a draconian approach to immigrants who are peaceably living in this country and contributing to our communities.
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