I've been listening to some interviews of folks involved in these protests on the radio this morning. A very common answer to to the "Why are you here?" question are the words "justice" and "recognition."
IMHO if justice is what they were after then deportation would be the just outcome, no matter how unattainable that is.
And on the wall debate: San Diego's recently improved barrier sections are being shown to reduce the number of attempted crossings in that area. I'm sure many of the folks are just rerouting but why make it easy for them?
Also the Minutemen posting along sections of border are working with the border patrol to report illegal crossings. Other than the "vigilante" rhetoric I have heard that they are fairly effictive.
EDIT: Any solution that takes more than 5 minutes or 5 dollars will not be popular with the American people. Do the majority of voters in this country have the willpower to have our elected officials actually make tough choices and stick to them? I doubt it.
IMHO if justice is what they were after then deportation would be the just outcome, no matter how unattainable that is.
And on the wall debate: San Diego's recently improved barrier sections are being shown to reduce the number of attempted crossings in that area. I'm sure many of the folks are just rerouting but why make it easy for them?
Also the Minutemen posting along sections of border are working with the border patrol to report illegal crossings. Other than the "vigilante" rhetoric I have heard that they are fairly effictive.
EDIT: Any solution that takes more than 5 minutes or 5 dollars will not be popular with the American people. Do the majority of voters in this country have the willpower to have our elected officials actually make tough choices and stick to them? I doubt it.
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein