Quote from CaptainObvious:
For the sake of argument let's assume you're correct. Don't you think we'd get a bigger bang for our buck by hiring more INS agents to enforce current labor laws? Repeal of the Anchor baby law costs nothing, and would save us billions. Billions more would be saved if we didn't have to house, feed, educate, and basicly provide support for entire families of illegals.
What we need to do is take away the giant, guaranteed to win lotto ticket they get when they arrive. Building a nice big wall is fine, but if you don't take away the incentive to come here, they'll find a way in. Cockroaches always do! No food laying around, no cockroaches.