I'm no fan of illegal immigration, but it isn't the problem Trump portrays it as. He's using it for purely political purposes.
It's been established that illegal immigration has been down since 2007, and that the Obama admin deported at a higher rate than his predecessor. So the claim that it's gotten worse is just not true. Also, illegal immigrants have become an important part of our workforce. Without them, the price of fruits and vegetables, and landscaping, and home construction, and many other things would skyrocket. And there's not one job they do, that any of us would want.
"The wall" is a farce. There already exists miles and miles of border walls, fences, troughs, and barriers. Natural features, such as rivers, hills, forests, or cliffs constitute much of the border. There's no practical engineering plan for a quick, simple, effective wall. It was supposed to be paid for by Mexico (at a cost of less than $10B), but now it's been 18 months without any funding, and Trumpy is asking for $25B. It will take years, it will not be effective, and it won't even address the majority of the flow of illegal immigrants. They come by boat, or through Canada, or by plane. It's really all a joke.
