I live in California, a state that has a large population of immigrants coming in illegally. I should, I suppose, jump on the bandwagon of the Presidential candidates who insist on building a fence to keep them out. It’s expensive, they all agree, but worth it, say some, or will be paid for by Mexico, claims one.
I don’t understand. Aren’t those candidates aware that many people come in through Canada, too? Or overstay their visa or HB work permits? What about them? A fence won’t help. Also, haven’t they seen the statistics that show that 2009-2014 more Mexican immigrants have been choosing, on their own, to return to their families in Mexico than have come into the U.S.? In addition, those reports show that the theory that they’ve been returning because of our bad economy is false–it has always been better economically here than where they came from.
Come on, candidates, make that bandwagon actually count for something–like plans to solve poverty, under-education, discrimination, bigotry, and violence in our nation.
There needs to be a dialogue between all sides. Take a look at today’s front page of the Mercury News, on the lefrpt, a movie about Joe McCarthy’s witch hunt in the 50’s and on the right, the Anti-Syrian vote in the House!
Interesting. And we forget about all the Jews who were denied refuge in the U.S. during the war.
I’m not sure what the biggest problem is in this country — the inability to look at the past and try not to repeat it, or just plain stupidity!
Used to be that my answer was the former. After living through what current Presidential candidates are saying and how many supporters their words are garnering, I’m wondering if it might not be simple stupidity after all.