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Originally Posted by billethkid
Would anybody have guessed over 23,000 PER WEEK!!!!
Sustained at that rate = 1.2 million per year.
See the following update for additional perspective of the issues/problems:
Exclusive: DHS data shows growing surge of migrants at the border - Axios
We talk about and get to hear a lot about things like global warming and how it is going to affect the future of Americans cities.
There needs to be more discussion about the immigration issue and how, uncontrolled, it will change the future of many American cities.
I am not sure enough American citizens are aware the potential these numbers have on almost every aspect of American way of life.
Hopefully this thread survives being shut down.....the subject needs discussion. It matters not the religion, politics or race.....the impact will affect all.
It certainly can be allowed/tolerated to continue uncontrolled.....as long as people know the results and effects. |
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Originally Posted by Jazuela
But there is benefit from BETTER controlled immigration. It's not an all or nothing option. The immigration system we have is broken. It's been broken, and as long as funds are misspent, unspent, underspent, or otherwise not spent on more efficient immigration processes, it will continue to be broken. No wall will fix immigration. It won't even put a dent into it. People climb over, tunnel under, and drive right through the border gates hidden away in trucks because we choose not to spend it on the available technology needed to keep up with the smuggling.
The perspective of the OP is flawed, because it's based on untrue data. This current batch of perspective regarding "uncontrolled" vs. "controlled" immigration is flawed, because it assumes those are the only two possible options.
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Based upon the initial post, I don't see that the OP opposed immigration, but opened this tread to discuss the ramifications of the current system allowing uncontrolled immigration. I am curious as to what other type of immigration there is besides controlled and uncontrolled that was alluded to above?
There will always be a way to "game the system" and I don't think anyone will guarantee an absolute, but that should not preclude a wall as part of an integrated system to manage uncontrolled immigration. The wall does not have to be from sea to shining sea, but can help funnel uncontrolled immigrants to places where more effective intervention can occur. It can also act as a delaying action to slow down the number of people who make it across until the authorities can get to the scene. The integration of technology with the wall can make this happen.
A big FIRST step would be to fix the flawed immigration laws that BOTH sides have let the people of the United States down. Should one choose to ignore the data because of it's origin, perhaps a good microcosm of the downstream effects of uncontrolled immigration would be the lawsuit that the City San Diego was filing or discussing against Washington due to the negative impact on the city's resources that is happening as a result of the release of families into the community as required by current law.