Why does anyone think that building a fence would eliminate illegal immigration?
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no a fence might not, but $100,000 fine and 2 years in jail for hiring them would, and building military bases along the border might help too.
Only if we are trying to keep out Chihuahuas
We need sharp shooters at the border!!!!
because they are dumbasses.
Because they are STUPID.
If we did not allow their children to go to school or get free health care they would not be so eager to come to the USA.
I agree a fence will not stop them.That's just a waste of money right there.
The Berlin Wall was pretty effective in its day.
well a machine gun nests just sounds like a cruel first step. The wall sounded like a good start. Plan B could always be arranged..
It sure won't hurt. At least slow them down a bit at the very least.
That's your Republican government hard at work!
That's why THEY'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE! They were morons.
It would keep off 1\2 off the illegals and we can live with halve
I don't think a fence is the right answer. People would just use those poles like they use for pole vaulting to get over the fence. I've heard the name of them are javelines or something.
people are so fed up with the lack of law enforcement by the federal government that they will try anything. I agree. The fence will not stop them from coming.
I think they should build the fence and then electrify it, maybe that will make them think twice about it before trying to climb it if not, then I guess electrified Mexicans will be littering the border.
I agree a fence is a waste of money,let our national guard loose ,would be alot more effective.
I wish I knew why too, but I think the whole idea of building a fence as a way to stop illegal immigration is stupid. They'll find another way to cross the border illegally whether anyone likes it or not. If they want to stem the tide of illegal immigration, then they should get rid of all of the red tape that's often driven people to come here illegally.
DAR, you claim that anyone who doesn't want the fence doesn't want to solve the problem is far from the truth. Anyone who doesn't want the fence wants the problem solved, but they know of a better and/or SMARTER way to solve the problem.
Bob G, aliens are fictional creatures from outer space. Immigrants refer to PEOPLE who come from another country whether it be legally or illegally. They're called Illegal immigrants because they come here from Mexico(or any other country)illegally for a better life...whether you agree with it or not...well, that's YOUR problem. If you managed to watch something other than Faux, er Fox News Channel(or Lou Dobbs on CNN), then you'd know that the claim that ALL people who come here illegally are criminals is NOT TRUE. Sure, there are some who are criminals, but a majority of them actually get a job that the rest of us turn up our noses at in order for them to have a better life and to send home some money for their families who are still in Mexico.
You want this country to be inhospitable to illegal immigrants? Ever hear of the poem written by Emma Lazarus that can be read in the Statue of Liberty, near the end of the poem it reads: "Give me your tired, your poor,/ Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,...."?
If you want this country to be inhospitable towards illegal immigrants, then that pretty much goes against what's inscribed on that plaque in the Statue of Liberty. This country IS an immigrant nation, as the poem does describe the flow of immigrants who came through Ellis Island, and NOWHERE does it say anything about them coming here legally or illegally. I AM very well aware that it describes the immigrants who came through Ellis Island, but just because the poem describes those immigrants who went through Ellis Island doesn't mean that those words don't still ring true. In fact, those words DO ring true today, but the only thing that's changed is they way in which immigrants come into this country.
hey, there are more desperate people in the world than Mexicans. Do we let them all in? A fence is a start at controlling our population problems. It's an issue? It's a major f*cking problem! I'm desperate for Mexico to get it's sh!t together.
I beleive that a 70-foot wall so that they could not climb it or jump over it. I think that this idea is fabulous!!!!!! I love COFFEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Perhaps an electrified fence would be better...
Not eliminate, help deter. And look up how well it worked in San Diego and other places it has been tried before you say it won't work. If illegals are limited to tunnels and ladders it will be a manageable flow.
Those who don't want the fence don't WANT to solve the problem.
Nor do locks on doors stop thieves... however it does significantly slow them down.
yes it will stop them. with the fence, cameras and people monitoring them cameras they will be able to stop the illegals coming in. they will be able to radio the guards at the fence and let them know where the illegal is trying to get in at. i wish you people would stop treating americans as though we are ignorant. come legally, then we would not be trying to get our govt to put a fence up.
Well, like I've said before and I'll say again: It wouldn't stop all of them. It would put a huge dent in the pregnant women coming here to have their babies. It would slow down the illegals long enough for us to catch most of them.
It will take more than a fence to solve this problem. We need to enforce our laws, like not employing, housing, or giving benefits to illegals. A fence is a very important part of the solution though, as we have enough illegals to deal with without letting in more.
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It depends on what KIND of a fence!!!!
Take, for example, the fence at a prison.
It has razor wire on top of a TALL brick fence, then MORE razor wire on the GROUND in between a SECOND fence, and that TOO has razor wire on top!!!!
AND, there are cameras and guards on patrol!!!
I don't see you offering any alternatives. And, to repeat myself, there is no such thing as illegal immigration. They are criminals and aliens in this country. They are not immigrants.
A fence is a good start. Armed military personnel and sending every one back over the border without anything more than a quick van ride would help. The inability to get a job or find a home would help too. Not letting their kids into the schools would help. Not giving automatic citizenship to the babies of illegal aliens would also help.
The idea is to make the US as inhospitable to illegal aliens as possible. Make sneaking in difficult and risky. By doing so, you eliminate the incentive.
Well, there's that, and there's that little problem where our trade suddenly becomes a lot harder to handle due to a fence, and then there's the part where we blow millions of dollars off the edge for a fence that gets destroyed in hundreds of places by desperate Mexicans who get lucky enough to get their hands on explosives. Oh, and let's not forget those who take boats out or swim at the shorelines to go around the fence, the anger of our ALLIES in Mexico, payment to the people we need to hire to stop desperate Mexicans from blowing the fence up, and all the extra cash we have to make up to pay for the damaged fence.
And after all that wasted cash, illegals would still come into our country at a similar rate as they did when the fence wasn't there.
And just to make an additive, people, if we started electrocuting Mexicans, what do you think the Mexicans would do? That's my point when I say we'll make out allies angry. We lose more trade there. We lose support. We lose the ability to help Mexico solve it's problems, and therefore, we lose the ability to make illegal immigration a lesser problem.
You're right.. a stupid fence will not work, but a smart one will..sunk in the ground deep enough so the rats can't tunnel under it,high enough,they can't walk over it., and laced with proximity mines (on their side of course) on and under the surface.gaurd towers and razor wire,all built by cheap labor.(illegal immigrants) I have already drawn up the plans and i am convinced it would work..
It couldn't hurt. Beside, if it wasn't going to work, why was President Fox so scared about it? He didn't want it because it would be harder for his people to come to America.
BTW, the number of illegal alien criminals crossing has decreased at San Diego - there's a fence there. The fence stops them!!!!!!!!!!
PK, you are an idiot. The wall is not the Berlin Wall because the US and Mexico are not the same country. The Berlin Wall separated ONE COUNTRY. You are as stupid as Mexico's current President. He made that same dumb a** comparison.
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