You implied in your posts that the President has done "nothing" and that is simply not true. I found through a quick search that he was trying to make changes clear back in 2004 and continues to work with Congress today (as if THAT'S an easy job). LOL
I get as frustrated as anyone about border security and illegal immigration. I've spoken out on threads before about this topic. But I cannot join the "it's all Bush's fault that things aren't fixed" or the "Bush has done NOTHING" crowd either. How is that crowd any better than the crowd that wants to blame President Bush for anything and everything that may have gone wrong in the response to Hurricane Katrina.
You say there should be 100,835 border patrol agents. Between the money it would cost to pay the salaries of these agents, and the cost to train them, and the time involved to train them, and the housing issues that stationing 100,000 agents and their families along the entire length of the border....well, perhaps a wall would be less expensive.
I think we both can agree that the number of illegal aliens in this country and the lack of adequate border security is appalling and something has to be done about it. I think we also agree that the employers of illegal aliens need to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
Anyhow, I know folks get riled up about this issue, and rightfully so. But hey, don't take your anger out on me. LOL
I implied nothing. I expressly stated, since taking office Bush has done nothing to SOLVE the problems of illegal immigration and open borders. Even though immigration reform has been a growing issue over the last 20 years, Bush is only responsible for his time in office. Bush has had five years to address his issue. Katrina was a natural disaster and isn't in the same catagory with illegal immigration. Although conservatives were rightfully upset with Bush for promising to spend whatever is necessary on the Katrina aftermath. That was fiscally irresponsible to say.
In my book, adding 750 more BP agents is the same as doing nothing. Arresting 1030 and indicting 774 is the same as doing nothing. Using rhetoric in speeches and issuing press statements is as good as doing nothing. You want to give Bush a pass. I will hold his feet to the fire.
If we hired an additional 100K BP agents at $50K per year, that would cost $5-billion. I've seen cost analysis to build a wall and/or fence barrier ranging from $1-1/2-billion to roughly $8-billion. $13-billion to secure our borders is a drop in the bucket. Especially when you consider the cost to the feds and state govt`s running at $100-billion annually.
>>>>But hey, don't take your anger out on me. LOL
Just trying to get the facts out to people and advance the debate.