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.
Where it's needed, fencing will have to build on the north side of the river. And if that disrupts some ranches and businesses, then the priority has to become the US-Mexico border, not local interests.
Anyone who thinks our border shouldn't be protected because a ranch needs water from the river is a big part of the problem.
What happens in Vegas might stay in Vegas, but what happens on the border definitely does not stay on the border. It spreads like a cancer through all the continental US and maybe beyond.
If enforcing the border is left to border politicians, it will never be enforced. There is more than ample evidence of that already.