"I'm not saying that what they are doing is a bad political strategy-they get some free votes-but it is not the strategy that benefits the country as a whole...we can't support illegal aliens, we need to get them OUT of the country, not let them stay in.
The only economy we need to support is our own. If we give Mexico money for businesses and everything, the money will surely be wasted. Throwing money at the problem just doesn't work."
I see both of these as one-in-the-same. Increasing border patrol will do just as much to stop illegal immigration as financially supporting Mexico's economy. And if you had read my post a little more closely, not once did I mention giving money to Mexico. I said it was up to them to grow their economy. I was proposing trying different trade agreements to try and solve the problem. I agree that giving money to Mexico is a waste. I also see increased spending on border patrol is a waste. It won't solve the problem, and it's more trouble than it's worth.
"Yes, all we can do is try and keep illegal aliens from coming in and get the ones already in out. I don't see how by doing this we can trample on the "American Dream", the only thing we need to be concerned about with illegal aliens is deporting them as quickly and humanely as we can."
Okay, and we have a decent force to do this now. I hate to bring international politics into the issue, but I think putting up a wall as a matter of illegal immigration prevention, we might be sending the wrong message to the rest of the world. Any policy action that tells the world that we are xenophobic, exclusive, or isolationist is a disgrace to the "American Dream," and, again, will cause us much more trouble than it's worth.