[krapp]

>You want to let people in here illegally and once they are here you want to starve them and their kids? That is crueler than any detention.

My comment was a single sentence, and it wasn't about what I wanted but about what many American business sectors do.

Like it or not, the US benefits greatly from illegal labor. Having a "merciless" immigration policy in a country full of immigrants and the descendents of immigrants otherwise happy to exploit illegal immigration en masse is hypocritical.

>The most humane policy is to make the expectations very clear to potential illegal immigrants.

No, the most humane policy is to treat people humanely, not warn them beforehand of your intent to do otherwise.