Those that help the Mexican economy (not "subsidize" but "help") stand on its own two feet and provide jobs to its own citizens, for one. People that are making a decent wage in their own country are far less likely to want to pull up stakes and come to ours.
We also have a Border Patrol - you might disagree with any positive accounts of its effectiveness, but we do have one. We also have citizens who are being educated every day about what a terrorist is and how to report suspicious activities to the authorities. Money, lots of money, has been allocated by this administration for general homeland security use.
Bush is in no way ignoring this problem. We might disagree on his methods, but he can't credibly be accused of ignorance when it comes to homeland security. And I am instantly suspicious of those who do attack him on this supposedly conservative web site on this issue.
If you criticize the Bush administration, you should be quiet, unless you are in the government (DHS or otherwise). And now, if you criticize the Bush administration, you are "supposedly" not a conservative.
Your true colors are coming through.
I have seen this before on this sit3 from some people.
The fact of the matter is that Bush is NOT doing enough. Kerry would do nothing, granted. But Bush needs to do more. People's lives depend upon it.
Furthermore, I am wholheartedly in favor of supporting the Border Patrol. It is the Bush administration that has put the clamps on the Border Patrol. In California, the Bush Administration stopped the first sweeps of illegals done in years because it offended activist groups. Go ask those in the Border Patrol what they think of the support they get fromn Washington.
Get your facts straight before you start spouting nonesense.
Bush is not doing enough and I would bet that most people on this CONSERVATIVE site know that and are not fooled by your talking points.
By the way, are you getting paid on G-time for posting this nonesense?
It took me last night and and hour this morning to read through all the replies to this post.
I have no doubt that Chechens could be in this country illegally. Furthermore, I believe that our border could be more secure. It is possible. Can we keep everyone from sneaking in? No, however we can make a huge dent in the human tide running through our Southern border. We just need to actually try a little harder.
Canada and Mexico are not our allies, imo. We need to step up and begin enforcing our Northern border. While those shitheads are building a memorial to honor Americans who turned tail and ran, we can shore up our defensive positions.
I'll probably get flamed, but I don't care. I'm flameproof these days. Islam has declared war on Western Civilization. We need to counter with a modern day Crusade. Deputize Americans and arm them to voluntarily patrol the borders. I think we could scare up body armor for these folks. If we have a large volunteer force, no one can scream about tax dollars.
I also have a plan about who will pick our fruit and lettuce. Chain gangs. Why should we subsidize criminals when they could be working?
I'm not an expert on the Mexican economy but I've heard that Mexico is infested with thieves, crooked bureaucrats, shakedown artists and rascals that will bleed any honest businessman dry. So wouldn't programs that "help" the Mexican economy be something like tossing good money into a large stinking hole in the ground?