I agree. We should deny them entry.
The problem is we make it hard for people to come here but then encourage illegal immigration.
Congress needs to step up and create better policies for allowing immigrants into the country. The current system is just a failure.
Most conservatives are pro-immigrant. At least the ones I know are, we just want people to come through legal methods. Now, where I differ from some of the mainstream conservatives is I want the government to actually create a path for immigrants. A real path. Back when I worked in law enforcement, I dealt with many illegal immigrants. I worked mainly in a section of town filled with illegal immigrants. Many of them want to come to earn money and then go back to Mexico. They had no desire to stay in America forever. We should have a path for people like that. A five-year Visa where they can never get citizenship but can stay for five years or something similar.
We should have a path for people who want to come pick the strawberries or lettuce or whatever it is. It is nothing new, we have done this since at least World War 2.