Posted on 12/15/2018 10:45:49 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Why should the U.S. build a better wall on the southern border? House Majority Whip Steve Scalise offered a clear and candid rationale during a Fox News appearance this week, telling host Mark Levin that 10 known terrorists are captured each day trying to breach the border. U.S. Customs and Border Protections also informed Congress that 3,029 people were apprehended in one day this month — deeming the occurrence a crisis.
Meanwhile, 21 percent of all potential migrants — an astonishing 158 million people — would like to come live in America if they could, according to a Gallup analysis, which found that the U.S. has remained the No. 1 destination for the last decade.
There is a viable rationale for border improvement. The wall, however, has become a showcase for President Trump’s foes, who wrap their opposition in humanitarian concerns — even though they have walls and barriers of every description around their own homes.
Talk radio kingpin Rush Limbaugh points out that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are part of this group — and appear motivated by political concerns rather than moral calling.
“They could never, ever sign on to and assist in the funding and construction of a wall. You know why? Because walls work. These people that we’re talking about put walls around their homes and their estates. They know that walls work, and that’s precisely why there isn’t going to be one on the southern border, because if there ever is a wall, guess what? We finally will have control over who gets into this country and who doesn’t,” Mr. Limbaugh told his 14 million
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Democrats refuse to turn off the magnet, they refuse to turn off the spigot, and they refuse to do anything to deport the 30 million who shouldn’t be here. We have a War on Drugs, we have a War against Terror. We need a War on Democrats.
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They fear losing voters.
I thought the conventional answer to a 31 foot ladder was a pot of boiling oil.
Somebody should burn that thing down!
Ok for the 500th time. A wall is not a stand alone security system. It has to be manned 7/24. IT IS A FORCE MULTIPLIER. By itself it is worthless.
They don’t want a wall because they want the illegal border crossers who by a huge majority will vote for them, whether it is legal or not.
Unless ALL the Dems election schemes are put to an end, the GOP has won it’s last election.
Correct, Visa overstay is in large numbers. Those type not known for smuggling illegal drugs/weapons or human trafficking.
IDK what the punishment is for visa overstay, but more than likely nothing much of consequence.
Who pays for the deportation air travel?
President Trump has not had the backing of the rino party, short of a few individuals. Entire federal agencies defy the president daily. I don’t see this getting better.
OF COURSE THEY ARE; anyone who thinks differently is just naive.
And stop future dem voters. . .that is the ultimate goal.
Like in the UK, Tony Blair admitted relaxing immigration law to shape the voting demographic, to make the voters more liberal.
Dem plan is the same.
Of course. They all say it won’t work but if they really believed that why wouldn’t they fund it? It’s sure not cause they care about the comparative drop in the bucket cost.
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