Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
No, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas
A fair proportion of those who cross the border illegally are seeking jobs. These two things are related.
If we had a more robust guest worker program, then those crossing the border to work would have access to legal routes for entry which would be safer for them, disrupt the thriving human smuggling trade that brings many of them to the border, and ensure businesses have the workers they need when they need them. Additionally, it would mean these workers had protections against unscrupulous employers who practice wage theft and other abuses, threatening the workers with exposure if they report these wrongs. Work visas give us the ability to control the inflow of workers by occupation so that the likelihood American workers are displaced is greatly reduced.
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