The only thing MMP is doing is shifting the illegal traffic elsewhere. In the process MMP is interupting cross- border commerce, creating hardship for many.
After MMP is gone, the illegal traffic will quikly return. The cross-border commerce will return much more slowly.
If you had any guts you would just admit you support a totally open border.
Once again, your only argument is to try to paint those who disagree with you as obl, aclu, etc
Ben is not the kind of political animal where honesty rates very high. Much as a politician, he likes to cloak his Subversive Agenda in doublespeak, double talk, minutia, misdirection, anything that steers the reader away from his real positions.
The MMP is not that relevant. This is the season when agricultural workers and land scapers migrate North. They've done it before and know how to do it. They cross at the bridges and normal border crossings. MMP has not addressed this reality of immigration. They have not interrupted any meaningful commerce. They have not created hardship for anyone.
The only ones who cross in the middle of the desert are the stupid ones. The smart ones know how easy it is to cross at the normal points.
The MMP is a symbolic action to draw attention to the issue.... to get press coverage. By doing it in the deserted desert it is non-confrontational. If it were done at the crowded bridge, it would be much more confrontational. Most MMP participants would not like to be so confrontational. And then the smaller number of participants would have less credibility and have to escalate the confrontation to obtain the press coverage and draw attention to the issue. And, of course, the press would then twist the confrontational approach to be much more negative than they are now doing.
This commentary is not about the content of the issue. It is about tactics. To quote Mel Gibson in THE PATRIOT "General Gates is stupid" .... not for being on the wrong side ... but for using stupid tactics. Smart strategy and tactics are necessary to win any struggle.