emilynghiem
Constitutionalist / Universalist
In the long run it would probably be cheaper for the US to pay the illegals to go home. That and impose heavy tariffs on US owned corporations that outsource manufacturing jobs to low wage countries in the third world.
Yes, this would be like creating agreed zones for them to go home to.
If the costs of development come from restitution for trafficking crimes,
and reimbursement to taxpayers for drug wars incurred by criminals and corrupt officials,
the taxpayers do not need to be charged more for this, but could be paid back over time.
By coordinating the resources in designated areas, this could help manage the business development for reimbursement to taxpayers for the costs of past violations.
If these city-states are set up as military and medical campuses, then more citizens and leaders can be trained to manage business, government, and social services effectively in place of the unchecked scourge of crime and corruption along the border.