re: Did Obama just troll the GOP?

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Saying "let's secure the border" sounds good but it doesn't solve much of anything.

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You are correct. The only way to slow/stop the flow of illegals is to make penalties harsh for people/companies that hire illegals...and enforce those laws. You also would need to exclude illegals from the welfare state. Unfortunately both parties would have issues with this so we will only see an increase in the number of illegals coming to the U.S.

Illegal immigration will only stop when wages and benefits in the U.S. are similar to those countries that people are coming from. If you have not developed skills that illegals have then you will only see a decrease in your standard of living.