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I dunno if anybody has heard lately on the news about the crisis at the border with the huge influx of illegal aliens, many of them children or juveniles but does Damian or anybody else here have any suggestions on what might could be done to address the issue. There really is no easy solution because there has to be some kind of balance struck between being compassionate and humanitarian to our fellow man no matter what their race or nationality while at the same time protecting our own national security and making sure we have enough available resources(jobs, healthcare, food, etc.) to sustain our own population. Many illegals are legitimately trying to escape horrible living and economic conditions south of the border and trying to make a better life for themselves and their families and aren’t involved in gangs, crime, or drug dealing. And the idea of building some kind of “fence” and placing armed guards across the entire US Mexican border is almost impractical or at least would be very difficult to carry out and would be incredibly expensive to US taxpayers which as in dept as our nation is we can’t really afford at this time as is detaining illegals here in the US and housing and feeding and providing for all of their basic needs. It seems like no matter what action is taken it will be to some degree costly to taxpayers and labor intensive and will have it’s opponents. I think for one thing property owners along the border have gotta be proactive in protecting their own and stopping illegals from crossing in the first place regardless of what action the government takes. Does anybody have any suggestions or input on how they feel this problem should be addressed?
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I know that there is no easy solution and no matter what is done it will be of some expense to taxpayers and labor intensive and any action will have it’s critics. But there has to be some kind of balance struck between being compassionate and humanitarian to our fellow man regardless or nationality or ethnicity(many illegals currently attempting to cross the border are helpless women and children) while at the same time protecting our national security and making sure we have enough resources( jobs, food, healthcare, etc.) to sustain our own population. It’s almost impractical and would be very difficult and burdensome to taxpayers to say the least to build a border “fence” across the entire US/Mexico border and place armed guards all along it as is detaining illegals while housing and providing for all of their basic needs and preventing the spread of disease while they’re here. No matter what action the government decides to take if any, one thing property owners along the border can do is be more proactive about protecting their own property and stopping illegals from trespassing or crossing the border in the first place as much as possible. There are some illegal aliens that are involved in gang, crime, or drug related activity but many of them are just trying to escape horrible living and economic conditions in their own country and make a better life for themselves and their families. Does anybody here have any suggestions or input on how they feel the immigration crisis should be addressed?
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If a child shows up at the border you can’t turn him away. However, where is the Mexican government in all this? Shouldn’t they claim some responsibility?
The children are an issue but guess what happens next? The parents will be allowed over to take care of the child.
I’m all for legal immigration. Process them, background checks, etc. the logistical problem is housing them in the meantime and what to do with the criminals.
I think the US should focus on Mexico, send in an air strike and start cleaning house.
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There was a interesting documentary that I had to watch as part of a class called, The Other Side of Immigration. The film shows what is happening in Mexico that is causing all of these people to want to cross the border in the first place. And, you guys are pretty much correct, the Mexican government is a huge part of the problem and, I believe, more to blame that the poor souls trying to cross.
As Damian points out, the real challenge comes with processing and logistics. There is also the challenge of people crossing the border, not for a new start, but to smuggle drugs and other undesirables. Moreover, it is definitely a security risk. If an poor immigrant can make it through, who else? I could easily see another 9-11 style attack being related to our “leaky” borders.
As an anthropologist, I am compassionate and always try and put myself in someone else’s shoes. In this case, I honestly can’t say I wouldn’t be doing the same thing if I thought that was the only way my family could survive. It’s a catch-22… stay in Mexico and basically starve, or take your chances at crossing the border. I don’t think building a wall is the answer. The first rule of economics is that people respond to incentives. And the bottom line is until we reach a point where there is no incentive from the US to come, and no incentive from Mexico to leave, they will keep crossing.
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Out of all the political debates you hear going on about the immigration crisis, never once do you hear any politician mention Mexican government’s responsibility in all of this. There is a reason why we don’t have a problem with Canadians always trying to cross our border at the north, is living conditions up there are such that most of their citizens are happy where they are. Good economy, healthcare, low crime rates, at least compared to Mexico. People tend to stereotype so much and believe that all illegals crossing the border are involved in crime or drug rings and are up to no good, and some are but most are just doing what they have to to survive or give their family a better life. We need to improve our system such that we can give a speedy honest path to naturalization and citizenship for for children or anybody trying to enter our country with a good background and good intentions and capture and deport those involved in gang, drug, prostitution, terrorist, or other crime related activity. This would be a lot better for both US citizens and foreigners themselves because that way they can get the benefits of citizenship or at least legal migrant worker status without being taken advantage of by crooked employers.
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