This is a timely op-ed regarding the cynical proposals from some politicians to "secure the border" as a prerequisite to addressing comprehensive immigration reform. Sadly, the 'enforcement first' strategy has been the same plan touted for nearly three decades by some politicians that prefer more status quo over resolving the unauthorized immigrant problem. And as Cornelius notes, its this tacit support of the status quo that has in fact made the problem worse: walls also tend to keep people in too, remember?
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