Use due process? Obey the 4th amendment? Use actual investigations to target the gang members and criminals first like was promised? Hire and train qualified law enforcement and not thugs?
We can start there I think.
That was twice you were offered the chance to say you think these are heavy handed tactics and didn't. I have lost respect for you. A real moderate would hate this shit. You just showed us you approve.
Ehhh, too much process. Basically, you are throwing up obstacles that allows anyone who can make it into the country to essentially live here with minimal deportation risk. Unfortunately, for there to be deterrence there has to be risk. I'm not buying into this idea that illegal immigrants need to be investigated and convicted in order for deportation to occur. The act of living here illegally with documentation is enough for deportation.
I have casually known people who have have been deported. It's was fairly innocuous because they knew they didn't have a legal right to be here and they returned home. They get back in line for a visa. Perhaps they come back after a few years.
You see how that works. If on the other hand you say there will be a tacit amnesty unless you really do something outrageous, illegal migration waves will be an never-ending problem. Look, some of this is all idealism through a Canadian lens. In recent years, I have known a lot of Europeans who have come to understand and appreciate Trump's immigration policies.
Your counter lacks some seriousness because you didn't even suggest a minimal requirement for local law enforcement to cooperate. Shouldn't local police turnover illegal immigrants who are caught committing crimes?