is So Uncommon.
First Trump insists that every mile of border needs a wall, and he failed to deliver.
Then Biden says No more walls, and he approves more walls.
How about we build personnel walls where it makes sense?
is So Uncommon.
First Trump insists that every mile of border needs a wall, and he failed to deliver.
Then Biden says No more walls, and he approves more walls.
How about we build personnel walls where it makes sense?
Maybe telling the world over and over again that our borders are open and providing a lot of video proving the point isn't as helpful a strategy as some might think. And I suppose, given what is happening in the middle east, this may not be the best time to talk about the efficcy of walls.
ReplyDelete--Hiram
There are lots of problems in the world. A deliberate choice we can make in response to them is to politicize them. I just wonder if that is always helpful. Not so long ago, border security was an issue, but it wasn't a political issue. For Republicans, cheap illegal labor was in many respects an advantage. It provided them with a workforce their backers could exploit. And Republicans were led by people like George Bush, a Texas Republican well versed in the complexities of border issues. Overall, the problems were challenging but manageable. But at some point, we decided to turn the issue into a political issue. Positions became frozen, the rhetoric extreme. Has this really helped the situation? My guess is that we are putting far more resources into border security than we did 20 years ago, and the situation is worse, and any kind of solution is further away. Somehow policies intended to close the border have opened it.I don't know what the solution is. In these decadent times, we seem more interested in trying to gain political advantage from the problems as opposed to solving them. A friend of mine is moving to Spain. Maybe that's the answer.
ReplyDelete--Hiram
I agree and I guess that was the point of my post.
ReplyDeletePeople on both sides are playing to emotions rather than working to fix things.
Spain would be interesting... But they have their own immigrant, independence movement and other issues.
In terms of emotions, I do think both sides are concerned with the welfare of people at the border. And that is the problem. People who come here know we are not evil, and that is something they take into account.
ReplyDelete--Hiram
Unfortunately there are criminal and evil people interspersed within most large groups of people...
ReplyDeleteI do wonder how many "bad" people are slipping across with the million "good" people?