Well, you say people down there are sick of this as well...I disagree to a point...
They are not tired of it, they are either apathetic, corrupt and in bed with the effort, or they are just living their lives in a wonderful, quiet place on the border, hoping people just leave them alone...
I know this area very well...I know there are folks just across the border in Candelaria who come over here, that could care less about the border, or the legality of their crossing...
What will really float yer boat is this...
They all go home at night, or at least in the morning after the Fiesta the Friday or Saturday night before...;-)
I am not at all excusing the activity, I am only pointing out that there ARE mitigating circumstances that have been a part of the culture, one that is not based upon any political, national or cultural disrespect of either parties laws...Or lack of enforcement thereof...
I had a response to your previous post, and it kinda got lost as I was composing it...Lemme try to rebuild it...
If we siphon off revenue destined for the Federal coffers...
Do you believe for one second the Federal government and the rest of this Union (the other 49 states) will put up with Texas’ defiance???
It will be interesting to see who actually ponies up and is with us...If it even comes to some sort of actual action, and not just words (debate) in Austin...
I am not at all excusing the activity, I am only pointing out that there ARE mitigating circumstances that have been a part of the culture, one that is not based upon any political, national or cultural disrespect of either parties laws...Or lack of enforcement thereof...
I can understand that, and they don't comprehend (not saying lack of intelligence on their part) the bigger picture and what the consequences of lack of enforcement are for the nation as a whole.