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Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper
For many, the Pew Research numbers you cite don't matter at all. One person entering the US illegally is one too many. Even if they return to their point of origin the next day. Just as one robbery is one too many even if the robber returns the stolen goods, and one criminal trespassing is one too many even after the person leaves the premises. We shouldn't tolerate crime of any flavor (or eliminate laws we disagree with). Entering the US illegally is a crime and should be treated as such. As JimGa says, is a country that doesn't enforce its borders even a country?
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But the world is interconnected. What cost are we willing to pay to get to zero undocumenteds? How much damage to our GDP? Our national reputation? Our abilities to form coalitions to fight terrorism? Etc.
Any time a single issue becomes the end all and be all, it usually is to our detriment.