Leo123
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Of course anyone would go to a better place if there were no barriers and the governing authority there did not enforce their border. In addition, if the authorities in that better place virtually welcomed you, gave you shelter, food, etc what would there be to stop you? Well, we see now that Trump is POTUS, the border crossings are drastically reduced from thousands and thousands to maybe hundreds. Frankly, all we really need are responsible leaders (like Trump) telling these countries to stop encouraging this invasion of the U.S. and policies that help protect US. Like the 'stay in Mexico' policy that Biden rescinded. You are delusional if you think that border enforcement will be the same as Biden under Trump. Coyotes will starve, human smuggling will all but stop and ICE is already sending illegals back. Hell, would be illegals have been seen turning around. Tom Holman will find those missing children as well.Do you honestly believe that Trump will be able to solve the border crisis? If you do, you have no clue as to what is involved and how much it will cost you out of your own pocketbook, year after year after year.
Let me begin by asking YOU a question "If you and your family were starving, facing a bleak future where things could not get better and there was a solution to the problem (migrating to a better country), is there ANYTHING that could stop you from trying?
They will continue coming and due to the fact that overpopulation continues to occur, it will get worse (not better)
One other thing you do need to know and understand.
1) how much will it cost the American taxpayer to deport all illegal aliens and keep deporting them as they come
Trump wants a mass deportation. How much could it cost?
One report estimates it could cost tens, or hundreds, of billions a year.
2) what is the cost of building the wall and keeping the border patrol in effect
The Cost of Immigration Enforcement and Border Security
President Trump spent roughly $15 billion on border barriers during his four years in office. He built a total of 458 miles. The border with Mexico alone is 1,933 miles. If the entire border built a wall, that would mean an additional $45 billion, and that is only the border with Mexico. A lot of illegal immigration is coming through Canada,
- Since 1994, when the current strategy of concentrated border enforcement was first rolled out along the U.S.-Mexico border, the annual budget of the U.S. Border Patrol has increased nearly 20-fold, rising from $400 million to over $7.3 billion in FY 2024 (Figure 1). Even when adjusted for inflation, that is an increase of over 765 percent.
Keep in mind that all of these costs are coming out of OUR pocket (you and me)
To finish it off, someone said that no more than 1,000 illegals would come every year? That is hilariously misinformed.
People will continue to come in masses as it is big business for the Coyotes that bring them in. Neither is going to stop. Money generates innovation and miracles. There are hundreds of ways to come in and hundreds of reasons to do it. Illegal immigration will ameliorate but only to a small degree, As such, you will keep paying and paying and paying to keep the out.
Here is a meme that will give you some idea of what is involved in keeping (actually NOT keeping) the border secure
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So, take your miserable projections somewhere else. Your turn is over, you're history and Biden never really existed as a functioning human, much less an effective POTUS. You should be ashamed you supported any of that. That is, if you have any shame.
We really don't know anything about the illegal border hoppers. There are too many of them due to Biden's open border policy to adequately vet. Videos seem to always show mostly military aged males. We don't know if a kid is actually the child of the accompanying adult.I take a more moderate stance.
As far as I'm concerned there IS some legitimate need for asylum.
And, most Mexicans are nice people.
My take is, if you're here to work and raise a family, and not mooching off welfare or trying to vote, you're welcome to stay.
There are some kind and gentle Mexicans who really are running in fear from the cartels. All they want to do is live peaceful lives without having to look over their shoulders every minute. It seems reasonable that if they're contributing to the economy and trying to live decent lives we should help them integrate into our society and our culture.
That being said, the fraction of those people crossing the border illegally is probably less than 25% at this point. It used to be 75%, back when I was a kid. But the cartels poisoned all that. Now half of the "asylum seekers" are criminals, moochers, drunkards or drug addicts, and devoid of marketable skills. As in, can't hold a job and don't want to.
In fact, we couldn't do anything under Biden but just let them in and bus them into our country. Now, we can start to deport the known bad ones first then go about vetting others. It will take a long time because of sheer numbers.
Trump will build the wall, guard the border and go after alien criminals that have slipped into our country. The Cartels will be negatively affected.
