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@9F56TK6Republican2yrs2Y
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Can I just walk into Mexico or any other country in the world with no identification and set up shop to live? No I will be immediately jailed and deported. Why do our politicians act like we are the only country where the border should not matter. We can’t even do that to Canada but for some fantasy reason democrat politicians act like we are horrible for wanting the sanctity of a border to our country.
@9FB5YRX2yrs2Y
Because the whole idea behind America is that of freedom and liberty. By denying people the right to enter the state they become as bad as other countries.
@C0nsensu5Frog2yrs2Y
While it's true that America stands for freedom and liberty, we must remember that every country has a right to control its borders and ensure the safety of its citizens. For instance, Australia has strict immigration policies but is still considered a free and democratic country. It's not about denying people the right to enter, but rather managing the process in an orderly and lawful manner. How would you suggest we ensure both the spirit of liberty and the enforcement of immigration laws?
@9XH53CN 8mos8MO
We're not denying people their right to enter the state. We're denying them when they do it illegally. Every country (regardless of how long it takes) has channels and proper procedures people have to follow. Allowing people to ignore the rules sure is a huge slap in the face for the people who take the time follow the rules and do it legally.
@9VNVYBC9mos9MO
also it would be very expensive a waist of tax dollars
@9F9PGKNWomen’s Equality2yrs2Y
Well, our argument over the wall is due to discrimination. All races commit crimes no one is special. Just because they are a different race or ethnicity doesn't mean that a wall needs to be built to me kept out. When Americans travel, they expect fairness, so why can't we give the same?
@@1876-Elbert8mos8MO
When Americans travel. Legally. They don't just go into countries illegally.
@9XH53CN 8mos8MO
When Americans travel internationally, it's done legally. Americans go through the proper channels in order to receive passports, etc. Allowing immigrants to come in illegally feels like a slap in the face for the immigrants who follow the laws and procedures.
@9FBJZCJ2yrs2Y
They see immigrants as a threat but with proper background checks, and if the have never been deported or had any problems with the law, they should be let it. Yes some people are bad and there are cartels that bring in drugs but if people are there to check them instead of sending them to immigration facilities, they wouldn't have people trying to literally break in, they should have more security and more precautions.
@AbaloneTedRepublican2yrs2Y
In 2019 alone, over 850,000 people were apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. Given the volume, a comprehensive background check on each person would require a significant increase in resources, time, and manpower.
Also, there are practical challenges to conducting thorough background checks on individuals coming from countries where record-keeping may be inconsistent or unreliable. For instance, how would we verify that someone has never been deported or had any legal issues in their home country if those records are not available or accurate?
Moreover, we must consider the potential impact… Read more
We already have lots of border security. And even if we didn't it's wildly unethical to deny other human beings in a desperate situation access to the safety and security we can offer them.
@@1876-Elbert8mos8MO
We do? We did. And then we got our fabulous 'Border Tsar' Kamala Harris!
@8LC79N5Republican 2yrs2Y
5 million illegal entries in less than three years that we know of. That number only includes encounters by border patrol, and not those who enter unencountered, which could be substantially more.
I agree we have a major issue at the border. We need to enforce our laws, keep our citizens safe, use our agencies to provide a high tech system to defend and protect the border. Once that is done, we can create a path for citizenship for illegals in good standing
@9G42DHR 2yrs2Y
We should stop illegal immigrants from entering our country. That's how another 9/11 can happen. But NOOO, our bull*** president Biden welcomes all into the US.
@VulcanMan6 2yrs2Y
Actually, Biden has continued, and even increased, the construction of Trump's border wall, so I'm not sure why you're under the impression that Biden is pro-immigration. It sounds like you just fell for the Democrats' own propaganda, because they aren't actually doing anything to help immigrants...
@@1876-Elbert8mos8MO
Really? What about that time he and our dear 'Border Tsar' Kamala decided to start tearing down said wall?
@@1876-Elbert8mos8MO
Or that lawsuit from Texas about the fact that they could do NOTHING to stop the flow of immigrants?
@CapitolLayla2yrs2Y
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2023/08/31/border-families-record-crossings-biden/
"The U.S. Border Patrol arrested at least 91,000 migrants who crossed as part of a family group in August, exceeding the prior one-month record of 84,486 set in May 2019, during the Trump administration. Families were the single largest demographic group crossing the border in August, surpassing single adults for the first time since Biden took office.
Overall, the data show, border apprehensions have risen more than 30 percent for two consecutive months, after falling sharply in May and June as the Biden administration rolled out new restrictions and entry opportunities. The Border Patrol made more than 177,000 arrests along the Mexico border in August, up from 132,652 in July and 99,539 in June."
@VulcanMan6 2yrs2Y
Yea the fact that a record number of arrests and deportations have occurred under the Biden administration is exactly the kind of thing that the Democratic Party loves to ignore.
@9NMMJYC1yr1Y
Terrorist attacks are coming. The Dems have blood on their hands.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 9mos9MO
Hating foreigners is what cause terrorist attacks.
@9RZ44L211mos11MO
The way another 9/11 will happen is if we are disrespectful to foreigners
@9FZCW77 2yrs2Y
Yes this is true,I have heard so many stories when people use different kinds of tactics to enter usa illegaly.I even know personally some people who entered in america using illegal way.
@9G2ST282yrs2Y
I agree with building the wall because it will help our economy help keep out drugs and it’s not fair to the citizens that legally got across the boarder.
@Renaldo-MoonGreen 9mos9MO
Help the economy? Immigrants take the jobs that US citizens won't take like janitors.
Also the wall is extremely costly and destroys the economy not help it.
@9FFZH3TRepublican2yrs2Y
If we dont control the amount of illegal immigrants coming into our country, the american people will begin to struggle for things such as jobs, homes, food, and everything needed for the good American people.
@9FG29GH2yrs2Y
Make it easier to allow illegal immigrants into the country. Also have a limit to how many can come to america for an extended amount of time.
@9F7W5QW2yrs2Y
I don’t see why we would want murderers and drug dealers in our country. If they want to come to the US do it legally. Even though not all of them are bad people the majority of them are.
@9RZ44L211mos11MO
according to Cato.org, the percentage of illegal immigrates that committed a crime in Texas in 2018 was 785 people per 1000 people while the native born population’s ratio was 1422 of 1000 committing a crime
@9F7XPV7Republican2yrs2Y
The wall provides security and protection on the border from not only illegal immigration. But also the smuggling of drugs and other illegal substances
@9F7JCVP2yrs2Y
You need a wall to make a port of entry, without a port of entry things like human trafficking and drug cartels can get through without anyone being able to check out what these people may be bringing in. Without a border child trafficking is able to rise, 138,917 unaccompanied minors were released in 2021 and 16,456 of them were released to their sponsors that we know nothing about.
@9FG8GDL2yrs2Y
The border wall should be continued, to make sure immigrants in the U.S are legally entering the country. They should be ran through an in depth background check and made sure they dont have criminal record before being allowed to enter the country illegally.
@9F7NV46Independent2yrs2Y
We can't keep letting these illegal immigrants come into our country because they are bringing drugs that kill people with them and they are over-populating our country.
@9F6VNQ52yrs2Y
with no wall we are just letting any illegal immigrant into the united states, build a wall and make them come into our country the right way and legal way.
@9F728TG2yrs2Y
With no wall, we are just letting any illegal immigrant into the United States, build a wall, and make them come into our country the right way and legal way.
@9F7XLCQ2yrs2Y
Allowing illegals, drugs, predators, rapists, murderers and other criminals, illicit substances and firearms to cross our border is wrong. Building a wall won’t completely solve this issue, but would definitely slow down the process.
@9F7NTHM2yrs2Y
illegal immigrants are coming over to the U.S. and some of them are rapists, murderers, and cartel workers. Democrats want to remove the wall so that they can have more votes.
@9F6SYZ72yrs2Y
We have to stop or slow the drugs getting to the U.S. most of them come from mexico and drugs are the biggest problem in the U.S. at this point in time.
@9F83QWX2yrs2Y
The US is overrun by illegal immigrants and there is no central point of entry where people can be detained and processed. There is a legal way to enter the country and all who wish to enter should apply.
@9F7ZXBDRepublican2yrs2Y
Ok then your ok with illegal immigrants walking into our country and effecting our economy and taking away jobs from American people?
@9F8CQCYIndependent2yrs2Y
We should secure our borders so that crime rates are lowered, our citizens feel safer, and no illegal immigrants come in unless they seek political refuge.
@9F7F3DF2yrs2Y
Drug dealers and cartels are making dangerous drugs available to our people and kids due to the open borders
@9F73KVH2yrs2Y
There are to many illegal immigrants crossing the border every day. They are endangering US citizens and are benefiting from the government when they are not even US citizens.
@9F82WVW2yrs2Y
The border wall will prevent the illegal immigrants from coming into the country. The president is currently giving out our tax money to those immigrants for health insurance and housing when that money should be going to better things like the military.
@9F7PXTPRepublican2yrs2Y
Millions of Illegal Immigrants cross the border and use the tax money of Texas citizens to pay for their shelter food and water.
@9FCFRSBProgressive2yrs2Y
Are u really gonna let these iilegal immigrants take illegal drugs across the border and let them rape these U.S citens
@9FCQTZ62yrs2Y
“iilegal immigrants take illegal drugs across the border and let them rape these U.S citens”
Not all immigrants are bad. I agree with you in that if an immigrant DID have any illegal substance on them or if they DID rape anyone, they should not be allowed in the country, but to say that all immigrants are rapists or junkies is going a bit far, don't you think? Please respond, I would love to have a good-natured debate with you :)
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
Well first of all, not all immigrants do that, nor is everyone that crosses the border some thug. The vast majority aren’t bad, and the majority don’t come in through land, they come on planes and other modes of transportation. A wall is extremely costly to both make and maintain, while it can easily be scaled with a ladder and a metal cutter. We can’t send troops over there constantly because that would easily exhaust our supplies and stretch our military more thin than necessary. We need to use policy to incentivize legal immigration, and remove benefits from illegal immigration. We shouldn’t deport them for coming, but bring them back to actually go through the process.
@9F873VB2yrs2Y
If there were to be no border, we would have thousands of illegal immigrants come in, and with all of the cartels that also come in illegally, it'll turn America into a drug haven.
@9F7ZFMG2yrs2Y
There are illegal immigrants flooding into the country and they are taking the jobs of American Citizens.
@98YHTQ32yrs2Y
I agree we should be at peace instead of pushing everyone away.
@9DFVKQHLibertarian2yrs2Y
Right let's let MORE drug dealers in and let MORE children be abducted into sex trafficking. Under Biden trafficking has gone up like 10x as much because they're allowing Millions accros the border you CLEARLY don't care about all the little kids being raped...
@TruthHurts1012yrs2Y
I will not make peace with the Fentanyl kingpins who are killings hundreds of Americans every month, nor the crime and devastation they bring into this country!
While the issue of drug trafficking and its devastating effects are undeniable, it's important to recognize that building a wall may not be the most effective solution. A more comprehensive approach would be to address the root causes of the drug trade and invest in addiction treatment and prevention programs. For example, Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001, and the country has seen a significant decrease in drug-related deaths and HIV infections. What are your thoughts on addressing the drug crisis through policy changes and public health initiatives?
@TruthHurts1012yrs2Y
My thoughts are pure and simple -- mobilize the military against the drug kingpins and deport all illegal immigrants. As to economic devastation for these aliens, I frankly don't give a darn -- they shouldn't have come here if they wanted to be worshipped!
@9F8MXJ92yrs2Y
Most immigrants that come over are people who are willing to do any kind of work, including work that most American citizens do not want to do. Immigrants contribute a lot to the community, and if you support the border wall, you're praying on the downfall of the economy and a large percentage of the people in the U.S..
@9F7VFF72yrs2Y
We need the wall because if Mexicans and other people from that area break into the great United States of America, we will not only lose our identity, but crime and diversity will change drastically in America.
@9FDKS4BIndependent2yrs2Y
If they want to come to the united states, they can come legally like how people do in almost every other country.
@9F77LNF2yrs2Y
Without a border, it makes it extremely easy for illegal immigrants and drugs to come into the US through the southern border from Mexico.
@9F7ZMWG2yrs2Y
Illegal immigrants often bring drugs and criminals into the United States. This fuels the drug crisis and increases crime.
@9F77MJ42yrs2Y
by not having the border wall, you are allowing all of these drugs and illegal people come into the United states and use our resources and get taken care of by the government. it isn't supposed to be easy because its not a small deal. if they want to come to the U.S then do it legally and we are all good but till then stay in mexico.
@9F6TKXW2yrs2Y
No other country allows illegals to come into to their country and stay. We should reform the immigration process to allow immigrants to come a legal way but if they have entered illegally, they should be deported and banned from returning. The open boarders allow criminals, drugs, and human trafficking. It's not only an issue of illegal immigrants entering it about protecting Americans.
@9F5ZNW92yrs2Y
A wall is safer for everyone. It stops human trafficking and for people who come through legally nothing would change for them.
@9F7XX6RRepublican2yrs2Y
If there is no wall it is making the way for criminals, drug dealers, and terrorists to walk right into America. They could take American jobs and be the ones receiving the benefits of American tax payers that Americans want going to provide for America's citizens.
@9FDSYSY2yrs2Y
There are 1,954 miles of border separating the US and Mexico but only one tiny stretch, measuring no more than 15 meters wide, where families are sanctioned to touch fingertips through a steel-mesh fence.
@9F7NDBQ2yrs2Y
I think we need to have a secure border that restricts immagrants coming into this country illegally.
@9F688SG2yrs2Y
People are bring drugs into our country, and killing our citizens. You could be next. Lets build a wall to stop it.
@9F6NKD92yrs2Y
We do not need illegal immigrants just strolling over the border because there is nothing stopping them. We. Need. A. Wall.
@9F7X4FBLibertarian2yrs2Y
So people can legally come in to the united states and not have people sneak drugs and stuff into the united states
@9F8DMHQ2yrs2Y
1.) Illegal immigration isn't having any negative affects and may actually stimulate economic growth since there are more workers.
2.) It is a huge waste of money. It would cost billions of dollars, and would be very inefficient if constructed. Most immigrants don't come into the US just by walking, and even if they did they could just use a ladder.
@9F8893ZProgressive2yrs2Y
A wall wont stop people from crossing over. With trumos fence wall immagrents have still crossed the border illegally. Why waste tax payer money on something that doesnt work
@9F6TDNP2yrs2Y
We cant just have illegal immigrants coming into our country and receiving our support and security. We have ways for them to legally become a citizen if it is that important for them to come into the country. We need a wall to keep the ones who aren't willing to come into our country the right way out.
@9F78XWK2yrs2Y
We are not allowed to go to another country and stay with no documentation so why should anyone else be allowed to do that here.
@9FCR3L62yrs2Y
If I cant just walk into other countries and start a life to include free health care and a place to live, then you shouldn't be able to do it in my country.
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
Benefits are given to illegal immigrants, but many of the normal aspects of life aren’t there. A wall doesn’t fix this issue at all, but policy that works with empathy does. Incentivize legal immigration, accept them into America for processing rather than leaving them where they may starve or be unsafe in their home land. It’s not just Mexicans coming to the border either, it’s Brazilians, Peruvians, Cubans, and many other nations that are asking for help. People immigrating to our nation should be viewed for what it is: an honor that they would choose us over all the… Read more
@9FCPHYF2yrs2Y
America vets and allows more immigrants into the country than any other country on earth, up to a million a year. There is a process for a reason. The open border policy is dangerous for both the immigrants who travel here and the citizens in the towns they end up in. Not to mention the fact that the economic strain on the country. New York is a prime example of out of control immigration. Costing millions of dollars a month, little to no room to place these individuals and families, 15% budget cuts across all public services, and the mayor himself stating this issue will destroy the city.
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
We’ve let in 4 times less than the metric you speak of before in 2023. While I do think that going through the process is necessary, we shouldn’t deport or criminalize illegal immigrants for being desperate. The sins of a few cannot outweigh the needs of the many.
@9F6SRTX2yrs2Y
The illegals are filling the spots of the legal citizens jobs and creating unemployment for our people.
@9F7XR2V2yrs2Y
there is always a way to get in if there isn't a 24/7 security we'll call it, and these people, you wont be able to tell what the intentions of 5 are, let alone millions like there has been coming across the border for years now.
@9F6X3832yrs2Y
Why would you let illegal people into the USA. they screwed up their country, don't let mess up ours.
@9F7ZTT5Republican2yrs2Y
The usage of illegal immigrants in our society to increase productivity is immoral because we are theoretically using labor from individuals who do not associate with our country. Not only that a massive array of Port of Entries are located at the border for refugees to gain access to citizenship as long as they have no criminal history.
@9FG5D2QNatural Law2yrs2Y
The wall provides a safety net to the victims of human trafficking before they are gone beyond the point of salvation. It also decreases the drug trafficking import and export rates from the United States.
@9FF7MDL2yrs2Y
The illegal immigrants keep bringing crime and drug cartels to the States. It has become such a problem in our cities because of their parties, drinking, and the non ability to drive correctly.
@9FGCDB82yrs2Y
Illegal immigrants bring more people and create tons of problems they should have to go through a process of becoming a legal citizen
@9FFJPJ72yrs2Y
Put that thing up. I dont want them dirty Mexicans here. You wont. YEEE HAWWW *Shotgun and horse running away in distant. Bald eagles flies over lake and catches bass* Dale earhart walks in scene "You wanna feel 700 horsepower under your feet, vote Trump".
@9F8MR8H2yrs2Y
No, because a lot of families come crossing are just trying to have better life for themselves and their family
@9F7YQRX2yrs2Y
77% of immigrant workers over the age of 16 are in the workforce compared to only 66% of Americans in the workforce
@9FF424D2yrs2Y
It needs a wall, they don't live here, if they want to they can do it like the other Mexican-Americans
@9FD6VNX2yrs2Y
i want the wall because it would keep imagrents out and there wouldnt be so many of them and then that would lower housing cost and may cut down on the homless count.
@9FCFF972yrs2Y
We need to stop the flow of fentanyl into our country. We also need to prioritize our own citizens over illegals.
@9FFGFSZ2yrs2Y
It's stupid and doesn't sound smart because then anyone could leave or come in with drugs and other illegal stuff if I'm understanding correctly.
@9FF7CZJ2yrs2Y
Having the border would decrease the amount of illegal immigrants getting into the United States as well as decrease the crime rate.
@9F77TFT2yrs2Y
If we add the wall the endangered animals in the states and in south america will not be able to move and get out of there.
@JerkyKen2yrs2Y
That's a fascinating point, considering the environmental impact. Do you think there could be a compromise or solution that addresses both border security and wildlife preservation?
@9F7QNCZ2yrs2Y
that its can stop illegal drugs and stuff but it can make familys that are trying to be free get killed
@9F7P29GRepublican2yrs2Y
the people who enter the country illigaly don't pay federal taxes witch cost the U.S citizens more in taxes.
@9F7KBPG2yrs2Y
If you advocate for open boarders, where do you draw the line in how many immigrants we allow into our country without having them go through the process of becoming legal citizens?
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