It is not about a tax base. That is Elon's psyop - get worked up about it and ask alot of questions, then conclude it is just for the tax base.

That is like questioning the plandemic and concluding it was an unintentional lab leak.

Don't whitewash it. The country is under attack by people who control Washington and want to destroy the country. Those entering have all seen death, and have been literally raped many times on their way to the border (Darien gap). They are hardened and will carry those traumas into the country.