Bush and company gambled that giving Middle Easterners a democracy in the region (after Afghanistan), would make them want to stay home and live prosperous, peaceful lives. That made sense when he mentioned it in a speech and it still does. Trouble is, we didn't have enough manpower to accomplish all that and still protect the borders, and God knows what else..Haiti and Liberia come to mind. So the national guard headed overseas. I don't see any alternative but the draft. The border has to be sealed, watched in total, guarded, whatever. When we take overt steps in that direction, lots of people will be offended, mad, demand that money be spent on social welfare programs, etc., plus the usual suspects screaming about illegals' rights. The PC crowd...already demands that your native rights be subordinated to the rights of illegals. You pay taxes, but ER rooms have to take care of illegals and you can't afford health care. A friend of mine went to the ER for a tendonitis shoulder problem, and $2400 later, went home to figure out how to pay the bill. It's unbelievable. My miserly ex who has more money than God, says he can't afford complete health care, so he has only catastrophic health care. He lives in Texas, and I presume he's paying for plenty of illegals' nosebleeds, bumps, bruises, and births. They don't have to worry about a damn thing once they settle in like ticks on a hound dog.
Bitch, bitch, bitch. Do you want to trade places with an illegal? Didnt think so. Im sure they would be willing to take your place if you want theirs.
What makes you assume something like that?
After 9/11, Bush sent a pawltry 1,400 National Guard to the borders and illegal immigration was reduced by 30%.
There are thousands of National Guard available that could be doing border duty on our own borders.
The National Guard's not on our own borders for exactly the same reason the Border Patrol's been forbidden to do any more interior sweeps.
They were too effective against illegal immigration!