re: #293 vinnievin

Actively screening millions of people = lots more bureaucracy and red tape. It’s easier to set arbitrary conditions, such as not having a criminal record of any sort (up to and including traffic violations, if you really want to get strict about it) and having some sort of gainful employment for X number of years than it is to go through all that.

I’d rather see a system where otherwise law-abiding illegals are fined X amount (within reason, of course), then put on some sort of probationary status. Work for, say, 5 years, pay all your taxes, follow the law and you’re eligible to become a citizen. Use the fines paid by those otherwise law-abiding illegals to further boost the Border Patrol so they can go after the ones that are engaged in drug trafficking or other crimes.