Quote Originally Posted by icedog View Post
When the rubber hit the road, it was learned that there are a large number of people who cannot prrove their citizenship.
Right, this I think is large part of the issue. The current situation is
- americans have not been interested in enforcing the borders for decades
- americans are against the federal government issue them and then require them to carry a proof of citizenship.
- americans are not comfortable leaving ill/sick human beings to suffer even if they are illegal residents

as far as I can tell you can't really change the situation without changing all of these.