In spite of stories in national magazines about the huge decline in illegal immigration, politicians and anti-Mexican blogs will continue to make illegal immigration an issue. It is a diversion.
Holding cells in most border cities are nearly empty. Although there are five times as many Border Patrol Agents than there were five years ago, arrests are down. Although there are hundreds and hundreds of miles of sound and motion detectors on the border, arrests are down. Although there are drones patrolling the border, arrests are down. The only thing that will increase will be the number of stories, blog posts and demands that the problem of illegal immigration be stopped.
No politician will offer a practical solution.
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