New York City and Chicago Response to Immigrants

The 11 breaches represent areas with no official crossings, and a completed wall. For example, there are about 125 miles between San Luis, AZ, and Lukeville, AZ, with no paved road on the US side between the two. There is a road on the Mexican side. There are no official crossing points between these two, but plenty of completed wall. Wall again, that is breached 11 times per day in this area. In other words, the wall is completely useless.

That's still true today. People who come in through official crossing areas and asking for asylum aren't considered a wall breach. They aren't breaking any laws.

And yes, I'd prefer to take care of our own. And in our country, we are facing significant labor shortages. There are more open jobs then there are unemployed. And immigration is the most obvious answer. It's a win-win. We need the labor, and the immigrants need jobs. Instead of forcing the immigrants to cross illegally by breaching the wall, or waiting on asylum, we should do what has twice has been suggested as the best course of action by bipartisan committees, which is a Gang of 8 style increased guest worker visa program.

 

Saying people on the terrorist watch list caught on the S border sells clicks. Saying people who were on the list just had unfortunate names does not. But the previous stat that a total of 3 people who have illegally entered the S border has been convicted of terrorism is still the truth. And again, all were under the age of 5 when they entered the US.

 

Cartels have power when you have laws that don't recognize economic realities. See also the drug markets. You want to rob them of their power? Stop pretending that big government can dictate supply-and-demand.

 

The largest terrorist attack on US soil was clearly 9/11. Know how many of those terrorists entered illegally through Mexico? Zero. Why? It's simple. A 9/11 attack takes months and months of planning, and entering illegally through Mexico is very high risk. There's about a 1 in 3 chance you will be caught, and somewhere around a 1 in 20 risk of not surviving the trip. Hard to say, because there are bodies that will likely never be found due to the elements. Statistically, if the 22 9/11 terrorists had attempted entry through Mexico illegally, 7 would have been caught, and 1 would have died before completing the trip. And 9/11 likely would have failed long before that fateful day.

There might be a lone wolf terrorist who might make the attempt, but the cartels in Mexico would try and prevent this. The last thing the cartels want is US military involvement on the Mexican side of the border. Cartels are ruthless, but they are, in the end, rational business people. The US military is bad for their business.

Again, to date, three people in total have been convicted of terrorism in the US who entered illegally through Mexico. And they were all under 5 years old when they entered.

 

To reply to my own post, a bipartisan group (a Democrat, a Republican and an Independent) are working on a measure which they hope to present for consideration. The Senate has indicated it will probably pass it. Want to bet the House GOP scuttles it.....again? The GOP is more interested in votes than bipartisan reform. Party over country as usual.

 

When has the US ever had a secure border with Mexico? The answer is NEVER! So spare me your BS we need a secure border. It isn't possible. Just ask Israel.

Undocumented immigrants who cross, surrender to ICE, and request asylum haven't committed a single crime. This is all legal. Those who overstay a Visa or enter illegally have committed only a misdemeanor, on par with j-walking. Some "serious" crime there. The only punishment is deportation.

And yes, people who walk for weeks from places like Honduras aren't coming here to commit crime. Why walk that far when crime is rampant at home, and criminals aren't likely to get caught back home? It makes zero sense. Just like all mass migrations to the US, immigrants today are fleeing conditions so bad, staying home isn't an option. Be it famine, war, crime, violence, or religious persecution, the basic story hasn't changed in centuries.

What else hasn't changed in decades is our need for immigrant labor. If we never get the Gang of 8 style plan, then we're insane. We've been doing the same things over and over again expecting different results. Meanwhile, many R politicians have constituents with money who rely on immigrant labor. There's good reason not R until racist Trump has suggested mass deportation. And many Rs fear if Trump gets his way, the economic catastrophe would damage the Rs for a long, long time.

 

Landings in South Florida are up. Should we build a wall?

 

Not for one minute do I excuse the shenanigans of Democrats, but when you have a substantial majority of Republicans, elected or otherwise, STILL disputing the validity of the last election DESPITE NO EVIDENCE OF WIDESPREAD FRAUD, then you have party over country even if it destroys the country. Further, Johnson no more endangers the country than McCarthy did given the extremists in the GOP. To suggest the Democrats refusing to save the GOP from itself bespoke a lack of fealty to the Constitution is simply hyper partisan absurdity.