I am for all sorts of solutions to deter people from coming into this country illegally. A wall is a huge one time expense with a long term benefit.It would supply Americans with jobs for several years to build the wall and some Americans with long term jobs to maintain the wall and it would be easier to spread out our border patrol.
Some of my other solutions would encourage those already here illegally to leave and deter future illegal immigration. If we could count on future presidents to enforce these then a wall would be unnecessary.
1.Crack down on the scum who hire illegals.Treat them no different than we do drug dealers and other criminals who profit from and or use their money for illegal activities.
2. In order to get any ID or driver's license you present a birth certificate(
in rare cases a non-availability birth certificate where it has been investigated that the individual was born in the US), green card, or certificate of naturalization and social security card.After that require a state issued ID or driver's license in order to the following-
-enroll yourself into school
-enroll your minor kids into school
-apply for welfare,food stamps,section 8 housing and any other tax payer assistance for yourself and or your children
-get a business license,fishing/hunting permit,building permit, license to practice law, food handlers permit, gun license(in states that require a permit to buy a gun),concealed carry permit(in states that require a license to conceal carry) or any other tax payer funded service
-open a bank account, cash a check, use a credit/debit/pre-paid card, apply for a loan,or wire money.
-rent,borrow,lease or buy property
-rent,borrow,lease or buy a motor vehicle.
-get legal documents for yourself or your children.
-get utilities
3.Mandate E-verify for every employer.
4.Repeal part of the immigration and nationality act of 1965 that allows for the chain migration of relatives other than spouse or minor children.This would virtually eliminate anchor babies.
5.Seeing how many of these people here illegally came here on a visa and let it expire we should also cut off visas to citizens of countries we have the most illegal immigration problems with until those numbers go down.