A right and proper deterrent would be adequate border security and properly enforced immigration laws. We are either a nation of law and order, or we are in chaos.

If our country didn't provide a means or a pathway for hard workers to rise above, or offer opportunity to those willing to sacrifice and ultimately achieve a better life then people wouldn't want to come here. Our beacon of hope doesn't have to be akin to a lantern for all insects to be attracted to. People need to find solutions to their problems closer to home, or in their home towns and countries, and in their regions. We can't be a life boat for everyone who is suffering and/or in poverty around the world.