[bigbob]

So are you proposing an armed invasion of Mexico so we can do this “carve out”? What about Mexico’s sovereignty? Are you asking for a declaration of war?

You can say it as long as you like but its impractical and dumb and will never happen. We enforce our sovereignty by having borders, not by keeping people from approaching them from the outside. Build the damn wall!

[Beautiful_Gracious_Skies]

There’s no proposal of an armed southern invasion. Mexico is one of THE most bribable places on the planet.

Mexico has deliberately sent MILLIONS of their poorest most illiterate people to sponge off the USA.

USA will send a few thousand of our very best men & women to temporarily occupy their land. It will be a mere fraction of what they have essentially permanently dumped on US soil. And they don’t have to feed, clothe, house, doctor, or educate our ‘government aide social welfare refugee troops.’

[COBOL2Java]

Build the damn wall!

Super idea! Fantastic! I love it!

One small problem...

What kind of a wall can you build in a week?

[thoughtomator]

> What about Mexico’s sovereignty? Are you asking for a declaration of war?

We should have declared war on Mexico years ago, when they stopped even pretending that they were not at war with us.

The handing out of pamphlets en masse telling people how to get to the US and claim benefits here should have been the proximate casus belli, although there are a great many such acts of war from Mexico that would qualify.

[Reno89519]

Yes, I agree, build the wall, require eVerify to root out illegal aliens, and deport them. We also need to address what to do about Mexico. It is openly encouraging its native American population to go to the US. These are not the affluent, educated, European Mexicans that run the country that are coming here. No, they are the ones, in many cases, pushing their less wanted citizens here, also the ones facilitating the invasion of others through Mexico to the US.

Invade and occupy Mexico? At some point, why not? Seriously, put the country and others in receivership. Fix them, repatriate their citizens home. Nation building, yes. On our border, yes. Time we start protecting the homeland don't you think?

[Oatka]

So are you proposing an armed invasion of Mexico so we can do this “carve out”?
Yup.

What about Mexico’s sovereignty? Are you asking for a declaration of war?
Nope, just the threat. i.e. "You stop 'em or we will come down and do your job. We'll leave when they're gone."

We enforce our sovereignty by having borders, not by keeping people from approaching them from the outside.
We enforce our sovereignty by being proactive, not hunkering down like the French at the Maginot Line.

You can say it as long as you like but its impractical and dumb and will never happen.
Not impractical - doable, but our politicians have to have some spine, so I agree that from that standpoint, it will never happen. When the Mexicans complain about our incursion, tell 'em "Now you know how we feel. Do your freaking job."

Build the damn wall!
A long term solution. For a short one, see above.

[Squat]

50 years ago I wrote a paper in English class suggesting that we annex Mexico. It’s not too late! By the way I was given a “F”, Teacher deemed it hateful.