I see several comments saying we need to do something, but not with troops. Ok. Then, how? Are we going to deploy Congresscritters?
Or citizens' militias?
Why do you think it is now being considered to put FEDERAL troops on the border?
Because the militia are starting to get their act together and soon could begin to have a real impact on stopping the flood of criminal illegal aliens crossing the border in violation of the law.
The fed will not be there to stop the mexicans. They will be there to arrest the Americans that are stopping the mexicans. The mexicans will be mearly "tresspassing due to somewhat less than fully documented "migration.""
What a crock.
If we're going to do it, it's got to be with troops - and, frankly, lots of them.
We've got two borders of about 2,000 miles each - that's 4,000 miles. At one person per mile, working normal hours, we'd need 16,000 people just on the borders - with NO administrators! (Yes, I know, no admin is an impossible dream).
Practically, if we want to actually take control of the border, we need 100,000 troops. Anything less than that, we're just playing the same silly games that have gotten us to the present point.
Build walls and fences everywhere it's practicable along the entire lengths of both of our land borders and have our troops there to keep these vermin, on the other side, out.
Give all the illegals in our country 90 days to sell everything they don't want to take with them and get out.
After 90 days, every illegal caught loses everything but the shirt on his/her back and returns to their home country with nothing.
No excuses. No appeals. That's it. Game over.
That question is too messy, we'll just close our eyes and pretend the border is secured.
bttt