Is the current method of dealing with illegal immigration like the Prohibition of Alcohol in the 1920s?

Partially so. Legalization wouldn't eliminate it. However, legalization with a planned tracking and taxing system would slow it down dramatically and make them contribute as much as anyone else to our economy both in the government and private sector. That's what happened with alcohol and when the politicians see that they can get a bunch more tax money without putting more tax on the citizens, that's what they'll do. Same thing goes for the legalization of marijuana it will happen as a fiscal issue not a public health issue.

I sort of understand why people assume all illegal immigrants are Hispanic, because most of them are. There are, of course, a lot of British, German and Canadian retirees in Florida who stay more than six months a year without a valid visa, and these are probably the next largest group of illegal immigrants in America. I don't understand at all, apart from ignorance, why people would confuse Hispanic with being illegal. Even if we take the largest estimate for the number of illegal immigrants in the USA, about 20 million, and assume they're all Hispanic, it's still true that the majority of Hispanic-Americans are legal immigrants or native-born citizens.

your comparing people with what once was illegal products. there is a big difference from illegal substances that are in demand and undocumented people who do not contribute in any shape way or form besides cheap low end labor. sure they can come into the country and stay as long as they want and work here if they do it legally. why do you think they don't do that? why do all americans when traveling to another country go threw immigration? why not just walk across the desert or forest and stay in mexico or canada a while? there is a right way to do things and a wrong way, illegals are doing it the wrong way. illegals have all the incentive to stay illegal, they get benifits they don't pay taxes they do alot better then you think.

Valid point you brought up. Giving amnesty to illegals would not get rid of the problem. There would still be waves of illegal immigrants until those other countries get their acts together (unlikely that they ever will). Not to mention, it would be hard to give illegals background checks. Besides, how would you find them all? In addition, wouldn't it also give the government the authority to ask for everyone's papers, since it would be assumed that they have them?

And yeah, we will still have human trafficking, violence, drug wars and all other third world problems that they bring in.

We need to seal the border and push them all out!

It's like the Israel & Palestinian conflict , but illegal Mexicans killed more Americans

for some reason the AZ jews opposed the AZ illegal immigration bill but support Israel shooting women and children on international water

It is hard to do background checks when the government punishes law enforcement for doing it and openly speaks out against anyone who enforces the law and with a border with no fence and not enough border guards. And when a border guard defend him or herself, is arrested.

No.

The majority of Americans wanted alcohol to be legal in the 20's. That is why bootlegging became such a lucrative business.

Now...The majority of Americans want to enforce our borders and deport criminal immigrants who are collecting welfare, not paying taxes, and getting free care at hospitals..

Nice try!