President Obama can reform immigration and stimulate the economy -- build a border fence

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 10:53 AM

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The Senate’s so called “gang of eight” had reached a bi partisan agreement on reforming our immigration system. But the key to this bi partisan support was to seal our borders first, before we implement any steps to legality for the millions of illegals among us. But President Obama says our borders are already secure and there is no need to address border security first.

But the senators thought the border security proviso was logical, since what country has no control of it’s borders? What good will it do to reform our immigration system if thousands can cross our borders daily with impunity…We don’t even know who these people are.

President Obama says that our borders are more secure now than ever. Is that true?

US citizens that live along our southern border vehemently reject that notion. They point out the garbage strewn illegal crossing points, the damage done to private property, the violence and the worn trails that point to high traffic.

These are regular high traffic corridors used by drug and human traffickers routinely crossing our southern border. They funnel in huge quantities of drugs and the human mules used to carry these drugs across the borders. Some of these points are run with military precision. See Border No Country for Old Men

These desolate border crossing areas encompass thousands of square miles and federal border personnel are stretched thin, unable to staunch the flow of humans and drugs flowing into our country.

President Obama, is technically correct in one respect, the inflow of illegals is down right now because the US economy is in the tank, not because of increased border enforcement.

Even the Presidents own border patrol agents have brought suit against him for what they claim are policies that prevent them from protecting our borders. They claim his executive orders are a violation of the constitution. See Godfather Politics border patrol suing Obama

But if an immigration amnesty deal is inked before the borders are secured, look for a massive influx of illegals taking advantage of any pathway to US citizenship.

If President Obama is serious about reforming our immigration laws and making our country more secure as a result, he should do what is best for our country and approve the building of a fence along our southern border......and make sure there are enough personnel to make it secure.

Instead of rebuilding foreign countries with billions of our tax dollars, we should take those dollars and use them to protect our borders. A border fence would be a stimulus for our economy, create thousands of jobs in the construction industry, and help staunch the flow of drugs.

Lets don’t put the cart before the horse; secure our borers first before there is any talk of reforming immigration, or pathways to legality. Without securing our borders first, the rest of immigration reform is a farce.

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Monsoonman | Feb 02, 2013, 05:13 PM EST

Without borders, there is no country, there is no citizen. It almost feels like obama and the left want the US to become a territory. US citizenship should be valued and we should go back to screening carefully who let in our country.

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merefalow | Feb 02, 2013, 03:49 PM EST

WISE UP WORLD,THE POPULATION ID EXPLODING,steve irwins little girl was censored because she pointed that out in an open letter to Hilary Clinton,very non pc to say anything like that,A nation has AN ABSOLUTE RIGHT AND DUTY TO PROTECT ITS BORDERS AGAINST ANY SORT OF INVASION,NOT JUST MILITARY INVASION,SO HOW EVER ITS DONE WALLS OR OTHER MEANS IT HAS TO BE DONE,IT SEEMS TO ME EUROPE,THE USA UK ETC ETC HAVE ALREADY BEEN INVADED,and more to come in their millions to the detriment of the indiginous populations as their health care,social housing,and education systems are destroyed(not for the rich and upper classes of course)but cheap labour and chaos,competition amongst the lower orders of society,suits them fine,the EU is the most evil and undemocratic fifth column to national individuality ever devised,embrace it at your peril. amon

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kaydog1 | Feb 02, 2013, 10:08 AM EST

'dallas' really cracks me up, complaining with a straight face about Anglos "stealing" land from Hispanics, but neglecting to mention that those self-same Hispanics had previously stolen that very SAME land from the indigenous First Peoples/Indians who were living on it before Columbus arrived. Oh, and while stealing that land from the Indians, the Spanish along the way wiped out 80% of their population, raped and enslaved the rest, and did their level best to suppress all traces of their culture. Dallas, do you not realize that the bulk of all Southwestern Hispanics are mestizos, which are simply the descendants of Indian women TAKEN by Spanish men? Hypocrisy much?

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Monsoonman | Feb 01, 2013, 05:18 PM EST

Seems dallas is a member of the reconquista movement,otherwise known as the racist organization, la raza. What insane, cujo-like world do you live in that thinks a country can survive w/o borders and controlling the types of people it lets in? Then in the name of "fairness" offer to those millions of illegals social welfare/medical benefits at the benefit of the taxpayers?....It would be far cheaper for America to build hospitals in foreign countries offering free health care than it would be to open up our borders for those who only take and not contribute

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dallas75216 | Feb 01, 2013, 03:16 PM EST

Thanks Ed Farnan we appreciate your insight. We hope you can "secure our borers" Had we not stolen the land from Mexico in the first place Texas through California we would be their native land. (look up San Patricios, Irish American troops who defected to Mexico's side) Of course I live in Texas now and it is 50% latino. The land grab continued well into the 20th century. With land deeded to a Roman Catholic priest, Padre Island, stolen out from under his family members. Spanish land grants were given to Mexicans and this entitlement did not sit well with English protestant thieves who came here. Their Kangeroo courts awarded lands to white settlers in defiance of the evidence. Clint Eastwood touched on this briefly in one of his westerns. So in the words of the prophet Nathan, if you wonder who the stranger in these lands are "that man is you"

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