Immigration Policy Center has issued an interesting article explaining that President Obama wants an additional $500 Million dollars to enforce our borders and also wants to send 1,200 National Guard troops to enforce the borders along the US-Mexico border. This is more proof that while President Obama has stated that he wants to focus on Immigration Reform, the bottom line focus right now is on Border enforcement, not national immigration reform.
While border enforcement is important, the federal government cannot solve the US immigration problem of an estimated 11 million to 20 million illegal individuals currently residing in the US. Immigration reform, not just border enforcement, is urgently needed.
For some interesting numbers on the major money being spent by the US government on border enforcement, please go to http://www.immigrationpolicy.org/newsroom/release/when-enough-enough for details.