What a load of unmitigated bulls#it! What the hell is with these morons and their open borders rhetoric?

Illegal immigrants don't steal across the Mexican border because they lack the patience to wait their turn in line. They do it because there is no line for them to wait in. The great majority of immigrants who enter the United States lawfully qualify for visas because of family ties: They are lucky enough to be related to a US citizen . . . For most illegal immigrants, a legal option simply doesn't exist. - So, there is no legal immigration from Mexico? The only Mexicans who are allowed to come here have American relatives? I would LOVE to see his source for this line of crap.

To . . . the Pat Buchanans, the Lou Dobbses, the conservative talk-show hosts and their riled listeners -- the illegal entry is all that matters. They don't ask whether it makes sense to bar industrious and productive go-getters who value America as a land of opportunity and who supply labor for which there is a yawning demand. - No, it makes sense to bar ANYONE attempting to enter this country illegally, according to our laws.

[S]omething is not wrong -- intrinsically wrong, bad in and of itself -- merely because it is illegal. - No, maybe not. But it's still illegal. If this is the case, one changes the law. One doesn't violate it because it's not "bad or wrong".

Someone who crosses the border without a visa in order to find work doesn't deserve to be branded a "criminal." - Someone who breaks the law is instantly a criminal.

The demonizing of illegal aliens keeps us from having a rational discussion about US immigration policy. - No, the empty rhetoric of politicians playing both sides against the middle for political gain keeps us from having any discussion. Besides, congress is elected to serve the will of the people, and the people (disregarding the loud-mouth minority and those with a special interest) want this stopped. PERIOD!

And I'm sick of the tired old line that "we can't deport all 12-20 million illegals". Not all at once, to be sure. If we were to first turn the faucet off by securing our borders, we could clean up the mess through attrition. As illegals are caught, for whatever reason, deport them.

NO ONE has the "right" to enter this country illegally. Tens of thousands wait their turn, following the legal procedures to gain US citizenship. Those who EARN their citizenship this way VALUE it more than many Americans born here, including, obviously, morons of the open border variety. Any immigration bill that offers any form of amnesty for being in this country illegally devalues citizenship and slaps the faces of all who adhered to our laws to come here.

The Closed Mind Erects Strong Barriers

Not a word about how Mexico must be a horrible place to live, how their government has failed them. Oh, no. It's always that WE SUCK for wanting to keep illegal entry 'illegal!'

Then, when the terrorists hit a major city in the U.S., and it's proved that they entered this country through Mexico, the same people who demand rights for the right of illegal entry into our country, will blame Bush for not doing anything to protect our borders.

Isn't it great? The people in my country risk their lives to get out of it, and it's the Americans who are struggling with the issue, not me! Ha, ha, ha! Dopey Gringos! - - What Vincente Fox is probably thinking

Standard liberal line, they (illegals) are victims and thus they get a pass on doing the right thing.   Victims have no responsibility for themselves since that would involve blaming the victim.  Since victims have no responsibility, the closest person with the deepest pockets is responsible to clean up the mess.  Corollary: If no one person has deep enough pockets, make everyone pay/share that way we all can feel good about ourselves.

Um, Mr. Jacoby, when does the government of Mexico and other South American countries have the responsibility of taking care of their own people?  When are they required to clean up their act and create opportunities for employment for their people?  When are the people of these countries responsible to demonstrate in the streets demanding an end to corruption and bad laws and policies that stifle business in their countries? 

Btw- Mr. Jacoby we have more than done our part to spread the wealth, we outsourced millions of jobs around the world now they demand to come here and take the remaining jobs especially from our own poor? Maybe it is time for liberals to grow up and become conservative.  Only a child runs home to momma to get their problems solved, we ain't your momma.  The difference between a survivor and victim is taking personal responsibility for the outcome, the same difference is true between what makes adult and a child.

“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius

Do people actually believe that a wall is going to prevent illegal immigration?

Seriously, it seems genuinely silly to me.  If people want to come here, they will come.  A wall won't do anything.  They'll dig under it, or go around it.

There are two things the government can do very little to control:  Drug Traffic & Illegal Immigrant Traffic.

My solution to the problem?  Simple:

1)  Punish those that hire illegal immigrants harshly - no jobs = no illegals
2)  Legalize and regulate drugs - people should be able to make their own decisions concerning substance use - if you want to spend your money on drugs, go right ahead - you'll get them whether they're legal or not

time to accept the reality of the situation. 

Another reason the border fence can't be compared to the Berlin Wall is because the BW split one country (or group of citizens) into two.  The fence America is building is between two countries (or two different types of citizens).