Quote Originally Posted by jtdc View Post
If they come across the border illegally rather than through a port of entry, we should have no obligation to house them. They should immediately be taken to a port of entry and released on the other side of the border! Many are returned by the Border Patrol summarily now. That should be the standard!
You're right, but unfortunately, we can't do what you suggest, which is to release them on the other side of the border. You can blame our politicians for that.