re: Candidate for President of the USA promises to do the following:

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One way or the other, the border has to be sealed. It's a national security issue.

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This, I absolutely agree with. But proposing the instant killing of anyone that attempts to enter is an oversimplification of a huge problem and a violation of about half the Bill of Rights. It's one of those things that sounds good to say but when you peel back the layers it doesn't work in reality.

If you want to secure the border, remove the carrot. Deport 100% of the illegal aliens apprehended. Legally amend the Constitution to end the anchor baby practice. Stop preventing schools, hospitals and social programs from asking about citizenship and legal status before allowing benefits. Allow local law enforcement to work with immigration authorities in removing criminal aliens. If the federal government showed they were serious and sacked up even just 2% of the current illegal aliens in the US, they would begin self-deporting by the hundreds of thousands.

ETA: The general public doesn't realize this, but more prohibited items (drugs, guns, etc.) and hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens themselves enter the country right through our Ports of Entry. It's a numbers game. These CBP officers simply can't check every car, truck and pedestrian that enters the United States every day. Even if we tighten the border we can't close our borders to legal trade and commerce through the Ports of Entry.