Both major political parties have used America’s border as a political football designed to protect the interests of big-monied donors.
The failure to secure our border is intentional, stemming from a deep desire among various industries to attain cheap labor at the expense of U.S. national security, safe communities, American wages, and a sensible immigration system that serves the interests of citizens.
A secure border must be followed by a reformed immigration system that preserves tight labor markets for low-skilled workers and ensures that limited high-skilled visas fill real needs in our economy, not the wants of big tech companies or agricultural conglomerates.
When State Resistance Meets the Constitution: Supremacy, Executive Power, and the Architecture of Executing Federal Law
The Constitution permits states to decline compelled participation and commandeering in federal enforcement, but it does not permit states to impede, burden, or control the operations of federal law or federal officers.