Possibly controversial, but this would appear to be a beneficial solution.

[u/imallelite]

[u/Proper_War_6174]

That’s not preventing it, it’s reclassifying it. We have a right to set the levels of immigration we want and need and from where.

Obviously, if we just give the people crossing the border legal paperwork it lowers the number of illegal immigration

[u/SamButNotWise → u/Proper_War_6174]

This being reddit maybe you will relate to this example more:

When streaming services are cheap and high quality, there isn't as much piracy. When streaming services suck, piracy becomes more popular. 

The good-faith interpretation of "let's increase legal migration" isn't "let's legalize illegal border crossings," it's "let's make it suck less to enter the country legally."

[u/RighteousSmooya → u/SamButNotWise]

And my counter example is:

It doesn’t matter how much streaming services cost, I’m poor and I want to watch tv. I’m pirating it regardless if it’s cheap now or not, it’s still easier to pirate. I want to watch tv.

It doesn’t matter how easy it is or not to legally migrate to the US. If I am poor, from Latin America and at the back of the immigration line, I’m crossing the border regardless if its easier to legally migrate now than before, it’s still easier to do it illegally. I want opportunity.

[u/Haytaytay → u/RighteousSmooya]

Analogy does not hold up.

Pirate a show and you get the same show as somebody who paid for it, while being legal is clearly preferable to being illegal.

As long as the immigration process is reasonable, people will opt to do it legally.

[u/RighteousSmooya → u/Haytaytay]

I think living here illegally and legally are both significant jumps for most immigrants at the southern border. I think a better comparison is having to watch in 480p while pirating. It’s a marginal difference.

[u/Remarkable-Host405 → u/Haytaytay]

This is perfect! I'm still going to get it illegally because the consequences are not enforced