So I am in agreement that something needs to be done to
curb and stop illegal immigration. Let me explain the reasoning behind that.
I am sure there are people out there who want to
prevent illegal immigration because they have a bias against Mexican people and
other Latin Americans. But I don’t think that’s the majority view by any means.
The process to legal immigration, which we could argue is convoluted and could
be more streamlined, is designed to weed out violent criminals. By documenting
who comes to the U.S., we are able to deny people who will be a risk to U.S.
citizens. That’s what any country would do. It is not bigoted, it is sensible.
There is a demonization by some liberals of people who
hold this view. They will equate wanting to prevent violent criminals from
entering the country with hate and racism.
I don’t care who it is. If the person is Canadian,
European, or Latin American, if he’s a violent criminal he shouldn’t enter the
country. I know most immigrants—and most illegal immigrants—are fine and not a
danger. But we can’t know that unless we document them and subject them to a
background check (that many of us have to go through for work, purchasing
firearms, etc.). The “Build Bridges, no Walls” or whatever catchphrase peopleuse is naïve. It would be criminally reckless to just let anyone in, and
underneath the half-baked opinions I think people know that.
But apart from violent criminals, we should welcome
immigrants. I’ve had some good friends who are immigrants. It is not a bias
towards other ethnicities, but a basic desire to weed out people who would be a
threat to our citizens. If you want to demonize that, you need to find a better
argument, if you even care enough to do so.
With that being said, we turn to the issue at hand.
We’re in our second month of a government shutdown. Personally, if federal
employees weren’t being hurt by it, I wouldn’t mind a partial shutdown. Half
the federal government could be shut down permanently and it would probably
improve our lives. But, unfortunately, caught in the middle of the political
stalemate are a whole lot of people being screwed over. The Coast Guard, TSA
agents, air traffic controllers, and other “essential” people are being forced
to work without pay. Other employees are out of work altogether.
It’s ridiculous. I don’t know why there isn’t a
provision anyway to at least pay these people, even if other areas are
underfunded or not funded. A lot of people are struggling as the President and
Congress stare at each other across no-man’s land. Their stubbornness isn’t
affecting them, so they don’t care.
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| Illegal immigrant Cristhian Rivera is accused of murdering Mollie Tibbetts. 1. This is an immigration issue, not a "toxic masculinity" issue. But that doesn't fit the liberal narrative. 2. I can only hope justice is done and Rivera is executed. |
What is this about, anyway? President Trump, who I didnot trust in 2016 and don’t trust now (although unlike the irrational masses, I
don’t think every thing he’s done is terrible just because he’s mean), told us
that we were going to build a wall and Mexico would pay for it. That made
plenty of sense, with sovereignty and all. Then it was going to be reimbursed
by Mexico. Now we need to appropriate funds or the shutdown continues.
While I agree with the President that illegal
immigration is a problem, I don’t think his solution will actually solve it. A
wall might decrease the numbers, crossing the border openly is only one way of
getting in. From accounts I’ve heard, the most common way of illegally
immigrating is through overstaying visas. That doesn’t get solved with a wall.
I can’t imagine tunneling comprises a huge percentage, but that also can’t be
stopped by a wall unless it is dug deep, raising costs even further. There is
also smuggling across checkpoints, which apart from the smuggling is a legal
means of entering the country.
The same is true of drugs. Smuggling and tunneling are
common ways of getting them across. We could also go into the excessive costs,
which would be significantly more than the $5 billion espoused by the
President, the environmental impact, and taking private citizens’ land (though
it might be justifiable if a wall would help things).
The wall seems much more to me as a lasting monument
to President Trump. He wants a symbol to point to, a literal mark on our
country. An ego like his needs fueling.
I imagine everyone found something they liked and
didn’t like in these thoughts. My point is that liberals are naïve or just
don’t care when it comes to the safety of U.S. citizens from criminals that we
can’t document. Maybe it’s a bleeding heart, maybe it’s to help voter fraud, or
maybe it’s just contrarian. Meanwhile, many conservatives believe a wall will
help the problem, when I fear it will not. And while we argue over the merits
of the Great Wall of Donald, we continue to trample on the federal employees
still waiting for their paychecks.
