Do you support the House bill? Why/why not?

Question

The bill passed by the House allows for the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the US/Mexico border. What's your opinion?
Do you think it will help prevent the problems in our southern states?

Answer 1

Yes I support it with the addition of:

* Authorize additional border patrol or investigative personnel to improve the enforcement of our immigration laws

* Require an employer to terminate the employment of an illegal alien if the verification system informs the employer that the alien is not authorized to work in the U.S.

* Eliminate birthright citizenship

* Substantially increase detention space in order to end the federal government’s “catch and release” policy. While the does mandate the use of “all possible options to cost effectively increase available detention capacities. . . ,” it does not require a certain number of additional beds nor provide money for increased detention capacity.

* Eliminate the business deduction taken by employers for wages and benefits paid to illegal aliens

* IRS enforcement of laws fining employers filing false data on illegal employees.

* Information sharing between IRS and DHS.

* A ban on bank acceptance of matricula consular cards.

* Increase the number of DHS employees investigating illegal employment.

* Transfer family based visas to employment-based visas.

* Eliminate the visa lottery program and transfer those visas to employment-based visas.

* Express the sense of congress that no guestworker program should be enacted until enforcement of immigration law is accomplished.

Answer 2

No wall (or fence) ever constructed has ever kept out the invading force. Right after the Great Wall of China was built, Mongol invaders rode right through sections that were already falling apart). Hadrian's wall only lasted a couple of decades before Scots and Romans began trading and marrying with each other (thus making the wall useless).
A US/Mexico fence would only make us feel better for a short time (for instace, the coyotes would just start bringing over immigrant/aleins in boats). And wouldn't solve any real problems.

Answer 3

I'm for it because it is a start in the right direction. Every little bit helps. There is still so much more to be done but we must applaud them every time they show that they are listening to the will of the people. Things need to pick up though with the nailing of the employers and also catching the visa overstayers, as well.

Answer 4

I support a Fence and more a Wall
Slow them down until a complete wall is built
What problems are you talking about preventing?
some it will others have nothing to do with the fence
Wall and gun towers is needed

Answer 5

I think it could help. Not the total solution, though.

National Guard on the border and beefed up Border Patrol would still be needed.

I don't see how it can hurt to build the fence as proposed.

Answer 6

yes and no. yes, because it will stop illegal inmigration and many people would be happy. no, because theres always a way around things. the fence will work for a year or two, then they'r gona start finding hole, tunnels etc etc. every mile, every river, every coast is a point of entry, i dont think it will do much.

Answer 7

I support the building of a wall, but many further measures are required to fix the problem. Including exporting people that are already in the country illegally.

Answer 8

What a waste of money.if you people want to live in a prison fell free to do so.I prefer to live free and happy.Immigrants legal or other wise don't bother me as much as some of you so called Americans

Answer 9

Nope because I know the Border secret