Hard to predict what the 2nd and 3rd order effects of this will be, but at least the leaders of the cartels will most likely restrain their dudes, rather than risk being on the wrong side of a midnight no-knock raid by a bunch green-eyed punishers or the receiving end of a hellfire.
FAFO seems to be the mantra from the White House, so things will most likely remain quiet on this front until/unless something big happens. I expect that Pres. Trump's team wants to deport as many of the worst of the worst as possible before going kinetic on the cartels, if they even do anything significant (or publicly) at all.
Securing the border long term will be interesting to see. This whole "treating illegals with kid gloves" is just astounding, in many countries even just ATTEMPTING to cross the border will earn one a lead pill from a watchful guard or missing limbs from strategically placed minefields.
Why is there this expectation of being welcomed with open arms for flagrantly disobeying this nation's laws at your first encounter? Peak clown world...
Its a combination of being told of and then seeing first hand on media devices how weak, stupid, emasculated, and gullible the average American population and its entire government has become towards handling crime and bad behavior. In all matters of interaction: legal, civil, social, professional, and personal. These people have a deep rooted hatred of light skinned and european/european lookalikes that likely goes back centuries. Only difference was before the european had a backbone, fighting spirit, and weren't willing to tolerate disrespect from outsiders. Now these outsiders have tested the waters over the decades and with technology as advanced and easily accessible as it is now these types can easily share information and embolden each other about how to mistreat their host countries and its peoples.
Subconsciously liberals know the sins they commit in public and private is wrong. To "atone" for that they grasp on to whatever media tells them is right and dial it exponentially. Voting for and expressing support for illegals is the most.public display of how much of a "good and righteous" person they are to be supporting (what the media overhypes) poor immigrants escaping crime, poverty, and persecution from their home countries. Of course there's no substance to this support as in the end its only to stroke liberals' own egos without really having to actually use their personal resources.
Wealthy republicans see them as nothing but cheap labor and a way to maximize their profits.
Businesses and owners renting property see them as a golden goose since these migrants often live many to a house, spend like mad since they now having a way higher purchasing power than back home, and will pay almost any price on rent since there are many people working in the sane apartment.
Everyone plays a part in the blame.
The ones suffering are the common man.