>I think the truth lies in
>the middle, as per most
>issues.
>
>The data and my observations from
>working down there from 2002-2018
>suggest the illegal immigration has
>been curtailed significantly. Deportation and
>apprehensions spiked under Obama's administration.
>
>
>Seems a vast majority of drugs
>are being smuggled via legal
>points of entry and through
>UPS, postal service, etc. etc.
>
>
>IMO, I think more border patrol
>and use of technology as
>well as fencing in the
>high use areas is the
>winner.
>
>Its ridiculous to think that illegal
>crossers cant come up with
>a 31 foot ladder to
>cross a 30 foot wall...or
>not come up with a
>cutting torch to cut through
>a steel fence.
>
>Plus, there's also the issue of
>how does the Government FORCE
>private land owners to allow
>the .gov to build a
>wall in places like Texas
>that have property on the
>Rio Grande? Imminent Domain? How
>do the hard core R's
>reconcile that? Do property rights
>matter or not? Which rights
>supersede others?
>
>Then of course there's the whole
>issue of the Tohono O'odham
>Indian Reservation. The .gov isn't
>going to just trot on
>out and start building a
>wall between Mexico and a
>sovereign Indian Reservation without a
>knock-down-drag-out either.
>
>The best move is to continue
>what's obviously been working to
>largely curtail illegal immigration.
>
>Better detection methods on drugs at
>ports of entry, on containers
>and at mail/package delivery hubs
>probably wouldn't hurt either.
Pretty hard for me to argue with any of this......
....it just amazes me that when Trump does some of the exact things Obama was successfully doing....the TDS media throws a fit....."caged kids" "seperated families"....
GOODWIN: Dems really do love Republicans -- when they're dead...