I don’t get it. I’m more republican-ish than democratic-ish on a lot of things… but this isn’t one of them.
How does a 700 mile fence help us? At all? Why wouldn’t an immigrant go to mile 701 and walk around the darn thing?
One thing I know to be true, if people want in they’ll find a way in. Fence or no fence.
What we have to do is incent people not to immigrate illegally. Make immigration legal and relatively simple — but only if you’re a productive member of society, pay taxes, and abide by the laws of the country. If you don’t “play nice” you should get kicked out of the sandbox. If you’re helping to make the US a better place, then you’re more than welcome!! For those who are already here, put them on the proverbial path to citizenship, but be extra harsh for those who don’t “play nice.”
Building a fence is not racist. It’s not anti-Mexican. It is just stupid rhetoric to earn the votes of some out-of-work manufacturing workers for this year’s mid-term elections. The sad thing is that it won’t even help their jobs… unless they’re in the fence-part manufacturing business that is. How about spending some of that money to help retool a workforce or offer expansion in areas that could use people with those skills instead…?
I wonder if any of the “workers” on the fence are illegal immigrants themselves? Wouldn’t that be poetic???
A fence is a waste of tax-payer money — end of discussion.
