Imigration in America

[Taem]

Hi,

There was a news article last month about Ireland's drug problem, how drugs there are now legal as "bath salts", "not meant for consumption." Just Google "Ivory Wave" and a plethora of 'legal' purchasing sites will show up. It's been going on for quite awhile now. America's answers overseas?

I'm not sure what your point is, but apparently you and I did not get the same information from that article. Apparently, recreational drugs (other than caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol) are not legal in Ireland. The substances mentioned in the article are getting by because of an apparent loophole in the law. It's not clear just what that loophole is, or how wide it extends. Apparently, it does not include opium, heroin, or cocaine, so there's some limits on it.

As to that being any kind of answer -- no way in hell. Just because there's a way around a bad law, or because a bad law is not enforced, does not make it right. One does not solve a problem by ignoring it or denying it.

--Pete

Very true. I didn't mean it to be the answer, although I suppose that is what I said. What I meant was that the current War-on-Drugs is simply not working, and over in Ireland, they have a model which is perhaps equally dysfunctional, yet giving the people what they want and perhaps getting rid of the more despicable drug criminals, thus a win-win. This could be the basis for slowly integrating recreational drug use into our system without fully legalizing it right off the bat, because we all know full legalization of drugs in America will never happen. This, at least, provides a means to accomplish such a task slowly while collecting taxes off of it and perhaps even regulating it. You know my stance on drugs, even though I don't use them myself.

But really, is this the answer to our border problems? It's only half the problem. The other half being Mexico's corrupt government and dirt poor pay rate. So long as that exists, illegals will still come into America seeking a better life.