Wall Won't Stop This

[Old Trapper]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/amid-bord...025943458.html

[kudzu]

“Real power is, I don’t even want to use the word: ‘Fear.’” This quotation of President Trump talking to Bob Woodward of The Washington Post in 2016 tells you all you need to know about the man.

He defines power as making other people afraid.

This attitude is a sign of cowardice, not power.

“Fear: Trump in the White House”


Initially, Mr. Trump told the reporters that “real power is through respect,” according to a transcript of the interview. Then he added: “Real power is, I don’t even want to use the word: ‘Fear.’”

[rjhenn]

“Real power is, I don’t even want to use the word: ‘Fear.’” This quotation of President Trump talking to Bob Woodward of The Washington Post in 2016 tells you all you need to know about the man.

He defines power as making other people afraid.

This attitude is a sign of cowardice, not power.

“Fear: Trump in the White House”


Initially, Mr. Trump told the reporters that “real power is through respect,” according to a transcript of the interview. Then he added: “Real power is, I don’t even want to use the word: ‘Fear.’”

Typical bully.

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[Tkaffen]

Where do you live in Utopia, USA?

You need to get out more. There is evil in our cities.
In my Detroit neighborhood I don’t go out at night. The crime is out of control.

There is fear. So let’s open the borders and allow a few more evil people to enter our cities, join gangs and live in poverty in our cities.

The politicians don’t give a shit. They are all millionaires who live in the best neighborhoods, have alarms, fences, walls and armed guards to protect their ass.

[LV426]

Where do you live in Utopia, USA?

You need to get out more. There is evil in our cities.
In my Detroit neighborhood I don’t go out at night. The crime is out of control.

There is fear. So let’s open the borders and allow a few more evil people to enter our cities, join gangs and live in poverty in our cities.

The politicians don’t give a shit. They are all millionaires who live in the best neighborhoods, have alarms, fences, walls and armed guards to protect their ass.

No one believes anything you claim about yourself.

[PoliTalker]

Hello Tkaffen,

There is evil in our cities.
In my Detroit neighborhood I don’t go out at night. The crime is out of control.

There is fear. So let’s open the borders and allow a few more evil people to enter our cities, join gangs and live in poverty in our cities.

Wait a minute. What makes you think immigrants are criminals? Statistics show that most immigrants want to work for a living, and don't want to be on public assistance. They receive fewer benefits per capita than American citizens do. They commit crimes at a lower rate than American citizens do. They want to stay off the radar. They don't want to get caught for ANYTHING, for fear of deportation.

The politicians don’t give a shit. They are all millionaires who live in the best neighborhoods, have alarms, fences, walls and armed guards to protect their ass.

That is not necessarily true. It does describe some, but it is disingenuous to assume it is all. Many rich people and/or politicians have no walls, no gates, no armed guards. They don't always have these things because they are not needed everywhere. It all depends on where you live, and how prosperous a region is. If capitalism has abandoned a region, then that usually depresses the area. The capitalists made their money while the getting was good and then moved on. They provided incomes for a region for a while, and then poof they were gone like turning off a light switch. The people who worked the jobs and raised families were left behind. If there is not enough work for everybody then that is a recipe for crime. That is only logical, and another reason why we need to regulate capitalism more strongly. People and local governments are often used as pawns for greedy capitalists, then discarded when no longer advantageous. That is a very bad aspect of capitalism. It does not make our country great. That kind of capitalism hurts the USA and it hurts Americans.

There are certainly lots of capitalists who don't give a you know what. 'They are all millionaires who live in the best neighborhoods, have alarms, fences, walls and armed guards to protect their ass.'

[CFM]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/amid-bord...025943458.html

Now, they demand the country provide for them and refuse to do for themselves. Times change and so should you.

[reagansghost]

Now, they demand the country provide for them and refuse to do for themselves. Times change and so should you.

why do you hate Reagan?

was he really black under that greasepaint?

[Troll]

Now, they demand the country provide for them and refuse to do for themselves. Times change and so should you.

Your family should get a job and stop expecting us to support them. Sheltered workshops have plenty of openings, try it!

[CFM]

Your family should get a job and stop expecting us to support them. Sheltered workshops have plenty of openings, try it!

Your family hasn't seen us at the welfare, food stamp, and government housing office when yours were demanding help. There's a reason for that. Mine haven't been there like yours.

[distraff]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/amid-bord...025943458.html

So you also don't believe in the hundreds of miles of border fencing put in place by Obama and supported by nearly all major democrats? Walls are a part of the solution and makes a lot of illegal immigration harder. This is because instead of just crossing the border, there is a barrier that people have to work around, like building tunnels. We should improve the border fencing by making them most harder to cross. We must also greatly restrict visiting visas because these are half the illegal immigration. In addition we must stop all government services to illegals including education since they aren't supposed to be here in the first place.

[kudzu]

So you also don't believe in the hundreds of miles of border fencing put in place by Obama and supported by nearly all major democrats? Walls are a part of the solution and makes a lot of illegal immigration harder. This is because instead of just crossing the border, there is a barrier that people have to work around, like building tunnels. We should improve the border fencing by making them most harder to cross. We must also greatly restrict visiting visas because these are half the illegal immigration. In addition we must stop all government services to illegals including education since they aren't supposed to be here in the first place.

There are already 750 miles of fences or barriers that cover 48 legal ports of entry.

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigrat...outhern-border

[distraff]

There are already 750 miles of fences or barriers that cover 48 legal ports of entry.

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigrat...outhern-border

But much of this fencing is pretty weak and easy to cross. Also there are holes in the fencing, and almost none across the Texan border. Lets again improve border fencing and trade this for amnesty for dreamers. Its a win win.

[kudzu]

But much of this fencing is pretty weak and easy to cross. Also there are holes in the fencing, and almost none across the Texan border. Lets again improve border fencing and trade this for amnesty for dreamers. Its a win win.

The problem we are having with border security begins with Trump's LIES.


The State Department estimated that exactly zero terrorists entered the United States from the U.S.-Mexico border. In fact, counties along the southern border are among the safest in the United States.

The Department of Homeland security stated, “Most of these individuals are trying to enter the U.S. by air,” meaning the wall would be largely ineffective in preventing a terrorist threat.

In order to apprehend those who pose the greatest threat to our nation’s safety, it is important to focus our resources, technology and attention in the areas where dangerous people attempt to enter the United States.

Furthermore, there has been a sizable increase in cross-border trafficking of drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in recent years. According to Customs and Border Protection data, these drugs are almost entirely trafficked at the land ports of entry and at the 47 official border crossings.

Despite the increase in drug trafficking, reports have shown that shifting the priority to zero-tolerance immigration enforcement diverted resources from pursuing more serious crimes like drug and human trafficking.

Focusing attention on drug trafficking at ports of entry would likely result in an increase in drug seizures, which would make America safer by keeping out some of the most dangerous substances affecting our population today.

3. Investing in technology and personnel

A wall’s function is to create a physical barrier to prevent people from crossing. However, a wall cannot perform the myriad functions necessary to apprehend crossers, screen migrants, detect illicit behavior, etc. Department of Homeland Security staffers, border patrol agents and increased technology however, can.

Technology, including cameras, fixed towers and aerial and underground sensors, can help combat cartels that are using highly sophisticated technology to cross the border.

Expanding agencies like the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Counterterrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit prevents terrorists and other criminals from exploiting the nation's immigration system through fraud.

Investing in the Biometric Entry-Exit System at all ports of entry helps screen those who enter into the United States efficiently and effectively. The need for a 21st-century approach to border security is something both Republicans and Democrats have called for, aiming to find new solutions to emerging problems.

Placing the appropriate technology in the right places and training and building the skill set of personnel in key agencies makes America safer.

The shutdown over the border wall needs to end. Many people in charge of keeping America safe are currently working without pay.

Transportation Security Administration agents are calling in sick, and the growing strain on those who work for the Border Patrol, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Secret Service could negatively impact the morale and quality of work of these vital agencies.

Agreeing on a bipartisan deal to end the shutdown and paying the people who are in charge of our nation’s security makes America safer. Let us have a discussion in Congress about the border, with people who work and live at the border, to come up with bipartisan, contemporary, cost-effective solutions to improve our border security.

Rachel Schmidtke is the program associate at the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, where she conducts research on the policies and trends of migration and U.S.-Mexico relations.

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigrat...outhern-border

[distraff]

The problem we are having with border security begins with Trump's LIES.


The State Department estimated that exactly zero terrorists entered the United States from the U.S.-Mexico border. In fact, counties along the southern border are among the safest in the United States.

The Department of Homeland security stated, “Most of these individuals are trying to enter the U.S. by air,” meaning the wall would be largely ineffective in preventing a terrorist threat.

In order to apprehend those who pose the greatest threat to our nation’s safety, it is important to focus our resources, technology and attention in the areas where dangerous people attempt to enter the United States.

Furthermore, there has been a sizable increase in cross-border trafficking of drugs such as heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in recent years. According to Customs and Border Protection data, these drugs are almost entirely trafficked at the land ports of entry and at the 47 official border crossings.

Despite the increase in drug trafficking, reports have shown that shifting the priority to zero-tolerance immigration enforcement diverted resources from pursuing more serious crimes like drug and human trafficking.

Focusing attention on drug trafficking at ports of entry would likely result in an increase in drug seizures, which would make America safer by keeping out some of the most dangerous substances affecting our population today.

3. Investing in technology and personnel

A wall’s function is to create a physical barrier to prevent people from crossing. However, a wall cannot perform the myriad functions necessary to apprehend crossers, screen migrants, detect illicit behavior, etc. Department of Homeland Security staffers, border patrol agents and increased technology however, can.

Technology, including cameras, fixed towers and aerial and underground sensors, can help combat cartels that are using highly sophisticated technology to cross the border.

Expanding agencies like the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Counterterrorism and Criminal Exploitation Unit prevents terrorists and other criminals from exploiting the nation's immigration system through fraud.

Investing in the Biometric Entry-Exit System at all ports of entry helps screen those who enter into the United States efficiently and effectively. The need for a 21st-century approach to border security is something both Republicans and Democrats have called for, aiming to find new solutions to emerging problems.

Placing the appropriate technology in the right places and training and building the skill set of personnel in key agencies makes America safer.

The shutdown over the border wall needs to end. Many people in charge of keeping America safe are currently working without pay.

Transportation Security Administration agents are calling in sick, and the growing strain on those who work for the Border Patrol, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Secret Service could negatively impact the morale and quality of work of these vital agencies.

Agreeing on a bipartisan deal to end the shutdown and paying the people who are in charge of our nation’s security makes America safer. Let us have a discussion in Congress about the border, with people who work and live at the border, to come up with bipartisan, contemporary, cost-effective solutions to improve our border security.

Rachel Schmidtke is the program associate at the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute, where she conducts research on the policies and trends of migration and U.S.-Mexico relations.

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigrat...outhern-border

Our priority should be to prevent illegal immigration so that we can ensure that immigrants who come on have valuable marketable skills, prevent over-saturation of the low-income jobs markets, we can make sure they are law-abiding citizens who share our values, prevent over-population, and make sure that our government programs aren't flooded with millions of low-income migrants.

To aid this, we need expanded and improved border fencing, better technology on the border, and more border security. We can trade this for a dreamers acts. If we cut a deal like this to open the government, voters will be very happy.