I believe in borders
A young man at my gym regularly wears a shirt emblazoned with the Spanish phrase “No creo en las fronteras.” Translation: “I don’t believe in borders.” Clearly, the young man is making a statement about his views regarding our Southern border and uncontrolled immigration. I am sure his house has locks, his car is alarmed, and his gym locker is padlocked. It makes sense to protect the things you value.
Why do people who care about their personal possessions not care if the United States has open borders and uncontrolled immigration? Don’t we run the risk of overwhelming our system of laws, public services and personal safety if people flow into our country in an unregulated way?
In the 21st century, technology and globalization have changed the very nature of the work we do to support the goods and services we all enjoy. If we had open borders, it is highly likely that we would see an influx of people who do not have the education and skills to make it in our workforce. What will become of them? Welfare dependence? Reliance on the government? As a sovereign nation, we should be allowed to admit those persons who can add to the American economic pie, not just take a bite of it.
Open borders are also an invitation to both drug and human trafficking. We know that very deadly drug, fentanyl, pours over the Southern border, and we seem powerless to stop it. And there are other dangers: remember that Sept. 11 showed us that it only takes a handful of determined terrorists to kill thousands of innocents. Couldn’t more slip over our borders?
In the recent past, the Democrats have been as vocal about stopping illegal immigration and protecting the borders as President Trump. Harry Reid, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer have taken strong positions against illegal entry in the past.
What has happened to the Democratic Party that they have shifted to a position of “No creemos en las fronteras”? Translation: We do not believe in borders.
Some say that a wall is “immoral”, or a waste of tax dollars, By that standard of “immoral”, then no system of border control can be considered moral. As for wasting tax dollars, the $5 billion Trump wants is 0.13 percent of the 2019 federal budget. That can’t be it, can it?
The thing about a physical barrier is that it can’t be removed or curtailed or underfunded based on how the political winds blow. It is permanent.
Walls also provide the only real option for urban areas near entry points. An illegal immigrant from Ciudad Juarez can easily merge into the El Paso cityscape with little chance of being detected by a drone or electronic sensors.
Perhaps the Democrats are so opposed to the wall, because they know it will work?