We don't need the expense of 20,000 more border agents, sitting around waiting for people who are down to a trickle trying to enter the country, and creating more pensions.
We don't need 700 miles of fence.
We need the drones that should be coming home from Afghanistan.
Can we arm them?
The Border Patrol wants to.
Prediction: You will vehemently oppose this.
True we don't need 700 miles of fence or the expense of 20,000 Agents, either would be a cosmetic remedy anyway, like putting a band aid on a wound that requires 200 stitches.
If you want to stop illegal immigration you just need a bill with only 4 inclusions;
1, Make E-Verify mandatory, resume work place raids, arrest and fine employers whom hire illegals.
2, Make it a class A felony to sell, lease, rent, or otherwise provide illegals with dwellings.
3, Remove all loopholes for obtaining government assistance which includes removal of the anchor baby loophole.
4, Require proof of citizenship or legal status to enroll kids in school.
In a nutshell make it as difficult as possible to exist in the US illegally. If that was done there will be nothing here for them, no reason for them to come here, no reason for them to overstay visas, and no reason for those here already to stay. Our problem for the most part will deport itself.
After about six mouths or so of that, sufficient word should have spread that there is nothing here for you don't bother to come. After that it would be safe to assume that anyone still trying to cross our border illegally would be doing so for nefarious reasons, that's when you break out the drones.