Enforce the Law

So I saw something today about a plan to build a fence along the border with Mexico. Some liberals oppose the fence, but I actually think they're wrong on this one (assuming the fence is effective and cost-justified). If you think more immigrants should be admitted to the US (which by and large I do), then you should support increasing the legal limits. If you can't achieve your desired policy through direct politics, it's not okay to undermine law enforcement to suit your preferences. The only exception I can think of is civil disobedience, but that's not at issue here.

The same thing happens with taxes. Republicans can't get taxes as low as they want, so they like to slash the budget of the IRS and make it easier to cheat. The analogy would be gutting the budget of whoever guards the border as a way of undermining immigration policy. Either way, it's underhanded and wrong.