[ClaireSolt]

I don’t see that he has a solution. LA has 31 programs to deal with criminal gangs but none work. General Petraeus may be the only one with a realistic plan.

[no-to-illegals]

I am not supporting anyone in the race on the Republican side yet....There may only be the military solution. The present solution is not working and innocent people are losing their lives to people illegally invading our nation. Perhaps no politician, yet on the scene, has a solution. I am still looking, but I lean toward Mr. Hunter at this time....

I do not know ..... and maybe Mr. Hunter does not have the solution. But a solution has to be found, and soon. America cannot afford to continue losing her innocent lives to people who have no right to take those lives....mho

I am praising God, all turned out A-okay on the family matter, you had concerns over.

[ellery]

I don’t see that he has a solution. LA has 31 programs to deal with criminal gangs but none work. General Petraeus may be the only one with a realistic plan.

Programs that deal with criminal gangs don't work because we don't yet have the political will to do what needs to be done. The political will does not yet exist because the general public is not yet aware just how catastrophic are the costs of closing our eyes to illegal immigration and to the violent foreign nationals living among us.

What Thompson is doing here is making a clear, compelling case for why the public needs to make this issue a top priority. As soon as it becomes a top priority of the general public, effective solutions will follow very quickly.

Thompson is very good at addressing the root causes of problems rather than trying to impose flashy but ultimately fleeting band-aid solutions. In this case, the root cause of the immigration problem is a lack of political will, resulting from a lack of widespread and sustained public outrage. He's doing what he can to start to change that.