This not meant as a put down, but I found your comments somewhat cryptic. At one point you stated that my premise was sound, but then suggested I visit Texas to see reality, if I understood your point.
As for a conviction regarding reality, let me ask you this. Is our nation, something like 5% of the worlds populace supposed be responsible for everyone on the planet? Where does it end?
Will converting this nation into a pseudo Mexican territory resolve the problems in Mexico? No. It won't. What would?
Sitting Vincinte Fox down and telling him he either gets his act together and betters the plight of his people, or we will put his house in order for him, would be a good start. People won't like me saying that, but until Mexico gets it's house in order, it's citizens are going to suffer. Our nation is going to suffer. Mexico has enough wealth to clean up it's act. It just won't. It demands that we do instead. Bull s--t!
Now when you veer off into the comments about the "Machine gune them all and let a higher authority sort them out crowd" you lost me. I have never advocated such an act and find the suggestion reprehensible. I have never said that there is no corruption in Mexico or made any comment about servitude. So why would I feel good? I am well aware of the plight of the Mexican people. Whose fault is that plight? Mine? Yours? Our nations? No, no and no.
Your pipe dream reminds me of the man who was so busy helping the homeless, that he didn't notice that his lawn as waist high. His home was in serious need of repair. And unbeknownst to him, his wife and children had moved out months before, and he hadn't been home to notice.
We have a home. That home must not be destroyed or we will be unable to help anyone. The citizens of the United States donate more money to charity than any other nation on earth. It may be that we donate more than the rest of the world combined. Despite this there is a certain group of people out there who damn us for not doing more. No matter how deep we dig, no matter how many people's bacon we pull out of the fire, we're still trashed for being too materialistic.
You know what, I'm tired of listening to people wax on about what we do or do not need to do. We do plenty. I'm not into sacrificing our nation on your alter to poverty or anyone elses.
Ya know...i've been readin' about this immigration debacle intensely for about a week now...been aware of it for years i might add....seen it with my own eyes at the border in San Diego back in 1985...this stuff has been planned out for a while...i honestly believe that.
Take Communist China for example...i railed against our companies investing over there many years ago...now we are at a point we can't turn back...same as the illegals...we have so many that our spineless pols tell us that we are overwhelmed and can't do anything about the estimated 11 million or so... does anyone see this as a plan....maybe i am paranoid...i'm sure someone will post that i am a nut...but maybe some will see my point.
I feel like writing a long vanity to get my thoughts down and in order...maybe others have the same idea...stuff i used to try and steer clear of because i didn't want to grasp at tin foil hat nutter stuff....but some of the things i have seen in that last 10 years make me question who is really running this country...if not the world.....i will think more on this.
rant off////