Open The US/Mexican Border to Workers/Immigrants

Immigration policy is a failure -- especially with regard to Mexican immigrants. Witness the millions of illegal/undocumented Mexicans living in the US. Witness the millions if not billions of dollars expended on patrolling the US/Mexican border. Witness the thousands of Mexicans who die trying to cross into this country through very hot deserts with little or no water. Witness the massive expenditures extending benefits (such as health care and education) to undocumented workers in border states such as California, Arizona and New Mexico.

I'm not sure if the dollars work, but here is a suggestion. Open up the borders. Allow Mexicans to freely come to the US and live here if they wish. The caveat is that all workers regardless of country of origin must be registered/documented. By opening up the borders, the $s spent patrolling the borders can be redirected to enforcing documentation. By documenting workers additional taxes may be collected which would go towards minimizing the burdeon on the rest of society.

No documents. No work. One approach to enforcing this policy is the social security card. We just need to enforce and utilize this system to the fullest extent. Immigration, whether legal or illegal is a fact. I think we should make a bold move and open the borders at the same time that we get tough on documentation.