2006-10-26 08:28:26 · 15 answers · asked by Katz 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Not unless it is also heavily monitored.
The main problem with illegal immigration is the burden they place on society in terms of cost. Classic examples are illegals attending public schools and using emergency rooms at hospitals.
Would we permit convicted criminals to attend public schools? Are we not hypocritical in letting illegal aliens this right?
Remove these incentives and fine companies hiring illegal aliens, and you will remove much of the incentives for foreigners to illegally immigrate.
Illegal immigrants, moreover, are an afront to those who spent their time and money to legally immigrate.
In my opinion, however, our society does not have the stomach to deny these "citizen's"-rights to illegal aliens. Our country is bluring the distinction between citizen and illegal alien. In fact, citizens are burdened with the cost of publically supporting services for illegals.
So...we will build fences...and continue to live in a society that continues to punish the legal citizens, who will also never receive the money they paid in to Social Security in several decades...hmmm? I wonder what are government is spending it's money on?
2006-10-26 08:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by BowtiePasta 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being a witness to illegal border crossings for the past 15 years I would have to say that the new fence is simply political. Discounting all other methods of crossing the Mexican border the fence will eventually be compromised and provide a blind spot for the border patrol.
Some days while standing in line at the American port of entry (return trip from shopping in Mexico) my wife and I will count the numbers of people that crawl under the fence in Nolgales. If border patrol is watching that particular area, illegals are hidden well by the fence (on the Mexican side) and wait until border patrol is not watching.
Everyone seems to think that drones, cameras and horse mounted patrols are on the alert 24/7. That can't happen especially in a border city.
2006-10-26 08:39:36 · answer #2 · answered by ggraves1724 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The signing of the fence bill was strictly a political gesture two weeks before an important election. No money has been appropriated for construction. Political pundents have voiced the opinion that the fence will never be built. Incidentally, the international border with Mexico is over 1500 miles long, a 700 mile fence, hmmmmmmmmmmm.
2006-10-26 08:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's a very good start. It will stop masses of people trying to cross at the same time. Border patrol agents say that mass crossings are the biggest problem and they've asked for a fence to make it much more difficult for that to happen. In the past, A large group would simply start running across the border at the same time. Because they knew that the border patrol could only catch a few, and the rest would make it.
2006-10-26 08:32:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can it do anything if it does not get built? Talk of the wall will disappear after November and reappear in time for the 2008 elections. It does not matter though, because even if built it will have no major impact.
The US-Mexican border is the third busiest in the world in terms of legal trade, so it will automatically come with a lot of holes. Second, a 700 mile long wall still leaves 2,000 miles of border the same as it is now.
It is just a cheap political stunt to get votes, and there is no money to pay for it anyway.
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ggraves17...
I’ve lived up I-19 for 28 years and agree.
2006-10-26 08:43:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It will be good for the company that is awarded the contract to build the fence. It will serve little or no purpose in preventing aliens from entering the country.
And besides, a few mexican jumpin beans in your boots and you are up and over with ease.
2006-10-26 08:32:37 · answer #6 · answered by yellostrat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will greatly improve the Mexican Olympic Pole-Vaulting team!
How many miles of fence is that?....like 700?
2006-10-26 14:42:51 · answer #7 · answered by michael g 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HERE IS MY ANALOGY:
Little drops of water,
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.
Thus the little minutes,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages,
Of eternity.
The fence is but a small component of the overall plan. It should do some good.
2006-10-26 08:33:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't we just follow the examples of Mexico and Australia, on how they handle those who enter their country illegally.
Fencing with guard towers, and armed guards, might work. If allowed to shoot to kill
2006-10-26 08:34:16 · answer #9 · answered by sassy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it will help...but if we are going to make a fence we should make it the entire 2,000 miles long.
All the illegal immigrants have to do is work slightly harder to walk around the fence after it's built.
2006-10-26 08:30:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋