How should we deal with this issue?

I think that neither the right nor the left has the correct take on this issue. Both are trying to push the pendullum too far in their direction. First, yes crossing the bording illegally is wrong. But it is literally an imaginary line. I see it as a speeding ticket level violation.

Now our founding fathers were pretty smart people and the Constitution was a genius level revolutionary document. However it is not perfect. Nothing created by human hands is. They made one glaring error. They defined citizenship the same was as basically everyone else. We are NOT everyone else. We are exceptional.

I feel that if you value the freedoms that this nation stands for especially the 1st & 2nd amendment in your heart and want to be here and want to support this nation then in your heart you are already an American.

So let me make this clear. 'American' is NOT a nationality. It is a PERSPECTIVE.

And in fact there are people born here in the US who are american on paper and under the current laws but that is the extent of it. In their hearts they hate this nation and what it stands for and they don't belong here and don't deserve to be here even a tenth as much as many of those so called 'illegals'. A lot of those antifa pukes ought ot have their citizenship stripped and be deported to the leftist shithole of their choice.

So there are a number of things that need done. First we need to change the Constitutional definition of what it means to be an American citizen. Until we do that we can't fix the immigration system. Then after it IS done we need to develope a system for determining what people actually believe. A litmus test for perspective so we can screen for the people who do value our American way of life. That plus a crimnal history screening should be all that is required.

Next we need to offer amnesty. Yes, people crossed the border illegally but like I said, speeding ticket level offense so fuck it. We offer a 1 year period where people who apply and go through perspective & criminal history screening and pass are added to the tax roles. Also we incentivise the program so that people who turn in know criminals like gang and cartel members here illegally are fast tracked thru the system. Two birds, one stone. These 'illegals are given provisional citizenship and provided that they are not convicted of any crimnal activity within 7 years are granted full citizenship.

At the same time we need to strengthen our borders. Complete the wall in sections where it is easy for huge numbers to cross at once while leaving rougher sections open were wildlife can pass. We also need to establish permanent Army patrols to assist the Border Patrol. As a former soldier I can tell you that this is another two birds one stone idea because it would be excellent real world training for our troops, dealing with civilians while interdicting and if necessary eliminating drug runners.