The US economy is so utterly dependent upon illegal immigrant labour that it would take a real and substantial discussion on America's economic situation to really deal with immigration as an issue.
Until such a time as there exists the capacity to rationally discuss and debate the current american economic situation, solutions to 'immigration problems' will be purely cosmetic solutions orchestrated for political gain.
Curbing or standardizing immigration coming from south america would have to coincide with large increases to domestic worker subsidy like raised minimum wage standards, greater enforcement of labour conditions, healthcare overhaul as well as adjustments to the tax system.
The fact of the matter is America is utterly reliant on illegal immigration at this point as a result of continued undercutting of entry level, manual labour and service industry labour standards and practices.
Unionization, corporate tax increases and comprehensive healthcare package costs would all have to rise dramatically to sustain a labour movement devoid of illegal labour.
For conservatives/republicans, the solution to the problem is worse than the problem, which is why they aren't interested in offering solutions that do anything to actively address the problem.
It's just that simple.
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