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The Texas-Mexico border, however, is different. It's defined not by a desert -- it's defined by a river. And, as any geographer can tell you, rivers make bad borders -- they're subject to heavy access and use on both sides.

There is a big part of the problem right there, with you and all the apologists for Perry's de facto open borders policies. It is not the Texas-Mexico border, but the US-Mexico border. But that Texas-Mexico border state-of-mind is the reason GHWB and GWB and Juan McCain and many other border state politicians are such a liability, even a danger to the rest of the USA.

Border state politicians can't get beyond their narrow, pandering Tex-Mex view of the problem and they end up inflicting their narrow view and all the problems that accompany it on all the non-border states in the US.

And now you even advocate putting the priority of some rach above the prioty of the rest of the fifty states.

Can folks see why it is such a danger to the rest of the US to allow border state politicians and residents to determine immigration and border enforcement policies???

My dear. It is the Federal government's responsibility to secure the border. What is "non" border state politician Obama doing about it but turning his back on Rick Perry when he went to meet him on the tarmac in Austin with a letter -- after being denied a meeting?

Texas Gov. Rick Perry tries to deliver to Obama a letter expressing border security concerns. Photo by Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/ Aug 9, 2010

His letter was handed to Valerie Jarrett (in pink suit).

. It is not the Texas-Mexico border, but the US-Mexico border.

Well, yes, it's that, too. But it's still a river.

Can folks see why it is such a danger to the rest of the US to allow border state politicians and residents to determine immigration and border enforcement policies???

Look, Buster, I'm all in favor of securing the border and blocking illegal immigration. But, if you're going to be totally unrealistic as to a solution to the problem, you don't deserve to be listened to.

I accurately outlined the problem as it actually exists on the US-Mexico border in Texas. It's a geographical problem. You got a way to fix it?

We want to hear it. If you don't, you're part of the problem.