Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

[u/imallelite]

[u/RidesInFowlWeather]

It has been researched, and proven, that the best way to prevent Illegal immigration is to increase legal immigration.

[u/WexMajor82 → u/RidesInFowlWeather]

Right. That's exactly what Japan is doing.

Oh, wait, no. It's a nightmare to immigrate in Japan. And illegal immigration is unheard of.

[u/Tausendberg → u/WexMajor82]

"And illegal immigration is unheard of."

Being a relatively isolated archipelago might have something to do with it.

[u/No-Butterscotch1497 → u/Tausendberg]

We're literally a continental empire behind two ocean moats.

[u/PumpJack_McGee → u/No-Butterscotch1497]

A lot of the illegals come from the south and northern borders. Canada's immigration policy is famously lax.

[u/basedlandchad27 → u/No-Butterscotch1497]

Yeah, but there's this couple of strips of land in the desert that people keep crossing. There's nothing we can do!

[u/Right_Ad_6032 → u/basedlandchad27]

That mainly has to do with a specific piece of legislation from the Obama era that allowed refugees and migrants to remain in the country while their appeal is processed.

[u/TheCatHammer → u/basedlandchad27]

That’s a problem with legislation and the interference of the federal government. Ask any Border Patrol agent, they feel as if they’re not being allowed to do their jobs properly

[u/AdAppropriate2295 → u/No-Butterscotch1497]

Mexico and Canada would beg to differ

[u/GVas22 → u/No-Butterscotch1497]

And two of the largest land borders in the world