CBP Agent standing before southern border wall
This article touches on a single issue regarding the erection and political effects of border walls and/fences.
The issue explained highlights a valid grievance from author, , but, the way I see it, no matter what the argument is on asylum, or immigration, the deeper question at hand, is whether a country has open borders, or not.
I’ve always found it uncomfortable and intimidating to contemplate the closed border concept in general.
Yes, there are bad, or unstable people, who have bad intentions, no matter where they are, where they go, but controlling that element seems fairly straightforward in screening procedures. Even so, I don’t believe that percentage of bad immigrants, illegal or otherwise, comes close in proportion to the amount of home grown troublemakers and damaged people on our own soil.
No system is perfect, but, given any border approach to balance risk and outcome, there are options that reflect a gesture of good will and welcome, and options that say, stay away, we really don’t want you here.
There’s No Real Difference Between Border Walls and Border Fences
Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, are playing word games when it comes to funding Trump’s border wall. Sometime between now and Dec. 7, when the current appropriation for the Department of Homeland Security will expire, Congress needs to provide the agency with another’s year’s funds. A single word has become a sticking point for the politicians who will vote on that funding: “wall,” as in President Trump’s border wall. Read the full story>