The folks that think that simply building a wall will stop the problem are the same folks who think the drug war can still be won. If the draw is powerful enough, then people will do whatever it takes to do it. American freedom, and the promise of a better life is a very powerful draw, and a wall won't keep people out. The wall won't work, and I'd frankly rather do absolutely nothing, rather then spending Billions (with a B) of dollars to get the exact same result.

As for what I'd do... I have covered it before. My opinions have morphed a bit over time as I've studied the issue. But in brief, I'd support ammending the constitution to remove the anchor baby loophole (where any child born in the U.S., even to parents who aren't citizens are still citizens), and removing the income tax and replacing it with a national sales tax. I know it seems totally unrelated, but one of the primary reasons why so many people are willing to hire illegals is because the tax code sets the barrier to entry to high to hire people legally. There is so much paperwork and hoops to jump through, that it becomes easier to hire someone under the table with cash, and illegals are perfectly willing to do that.

And yes, I also support a guest worker system, because whether you like it or not, people from Mexico are willing to do it for cheaper, and people in America are willing to pay them. The idea here isn't to stop them from coming over here. That's impossible. The idea is to limit their economic impact on government services, and have them be productive members of the economy.

If you paid attention GOPackers, they built a replica of what the U.S. government has already built in San Diego several years ago.

@GOPackers... the bill which authorizes the wall actually doesn't contain any specifications for the way it will be built. The one that Penn and Teller put together were modeled after the existing San Diego wall, and the specifications of the one being built by the Minutemen using their volunteer money. So there is no 100% way to model what will be built, but what they did was pretty reasonable I think given current information available.

@Dean... I wouldn't go so far as to say that any conservative worth their salt supports a national sales tax over the current tax code. There are many who would rather see a flat tax instead. Unfortunately, a flat tax wouldn't see the same benefits that I mentioned above as a national sales tax would.