Here's The Heartbreaking Reality For Thousands Of Kids Who Have Entered The US Illegally

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65. "anywhere will do"?

In reality: "Most of the immigrant families are from Honduras, El Salvador or Guatemala and cannot be immediately repatriated..." So "anywhere" can't do.

Furthermore, the 2012 Republican platform says: "The double-layered fencing on the border that was enacted by Congress in 2006, but never completed, must finally be built." It's so expensive to "secure the damn borders" as the 2006 Secure Fence Act provides it'd blow out the ENTIRE Border Patrol budget and then some.

Also, consider that virtually NO fencing exists at the US/Canada border, yet there is not an influx of illegal Canadian immigrants to America.

Instead of this "build the wall" sideshow, just reduce the economic incentive for Latin Americans to commit illegal border crossings, such as severe punishments of employers who hire undocumented workers. Furthermore, Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson recently stated in response to rumors across Latin America regarding immigration to the US: "This journey is a dangerous one, and at the end of it there is no free pass. There are no permisos for children, for your children, who come to the United States."