Unfortunately, IMO, Washington isn't interested in securing the border. Only convincing the public they are with superficial means.
Seems we felt the same about Dubai then. But what truly outraged me was how the UAE was treated by our representatives.
But, we were the minority. Which is the point. Disagreements I can deal with, but rhetoric unsubstantiated I cannot. Except I know better than to believe that will ever change. It's largely why I have avoided immigration threads to begin with, but now that it is the focal issue I've no choice.
Doubling the size of the Border patrol and BILLIONS of dollars for Homeland Security since 9/11 are "superficial means"?! Whew.