Why are some people ignorant enough to think a border fence will actually work?
The berlin wall had machine guns, and even that did not prevent people from going to West Germany. The only way to curb illegal immigration is make it so they is no benefit to coming here. If they cannot find work, if they are refused medical care, and if they cannot find a place to live, they will not come to America. Have you ever seen a Mexican climb a fence? a fence will not even slow them down. Instead of wasting millions of tax dollars on a failed idea (something wannabe conservative have been doing alot of lately) lets pass some laws to make it so hard to live here, they just stop coming. But then Bush and Big Business would have not have all that cheap labor to make money off of.
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The Berlin wall split a nation. This wall will seperate 2 nations. It won't be foolproof but it will make things a lot harder but God forbid we make it hard for criminal aliens to enter the country.
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Bingo! You hit the nail on the head. As long as a Mexican national can earn 5-10x in the US, what they would make in Mexico, illegal immigration will not stop.
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Tell us about your education and intelligence. I want to become smart enough to know that the Berlin Wall failed.
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But have you considered the technology that we have today vs when the Berlin wall was up? We have access to cameras, motion detectors, all sorts of things that weren't really accessible back in those days. A fence might not keep all of them out, but would be sufficient enough to keep 99% of them out. Don't you think?
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Did 12 million illegal east germans cross into west germany? The fence is a deterent method. It isn't 100% foolproof. It has been proven in southern california to slow down illegal immigrants.
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I live in San Diego and the border fence that was errected has reduced illegal border crossings by over 60%. It may not stop illegal immigration completely, but it's a start. Have said it before and I will say it again......before you start bailing water out of your boat, you first must plug the whole to keep more water from pouring in. Simple as that.
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The fence would slow them down. Trust me millions of people weren't going over the wall. I do agree it is not the answer, you have the total right idea, but its getting people to not rent them homes, to not give them jobs is the real problem. This bill is designed to allow all that to be legal. It says it will crack down on employers but we know it won't.
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you answered it,ignorance. people will find a way. there is a story in the news now about 3 national guard members smuggling illegals in government vehicles
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no it wont *SOLVE* ileagal immigration, but it will put a curb on it. besides, noone will agree to my 100 mile scorched earth policy. honestly, a 100 mile dead zone of mildy radioactive waistland would keep em out.
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When Fox News speaks - some people actually listen and believe......... -- Ryan (below me) is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of this.
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As I have said many times, people will continue to come to the United States if there was no work for them here or there was better conditions in Mexico. I have heard of illegal aliens making somewhere around $15 to $20 in some areas because of the labor shortages. Its not that big business refuses to pay good wages, its that Americans refuse to work these jobs even if they pay $20 an hour. How many college graduates would be happy to say their child is picking fruit even if they made $20 an hour?
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Start threatening employers with jail and if the illegals can`t get hired maybe it won`t be worth it to come over illegally. The corporate republican elite won`t have it
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I say that it will help to decrease the immigration by foot but, they always will find the way to come in. So like I predicted before about that the same Border Patrol, Military Police etc will get their business going on so they ca make cash. Have you hear about the Military guys that supposed to help border patrol agents? They where smuggling illegals in the US. Just like Coyotes. $5,000.00X 24=$120,000.00 that is how they was going to get pay just for a few hours I say about 5 hours. of course that is divided by the 3 military guys plus the coyote that bring them all the way to the border then the smugglers will bring them across the border remember they are from National Guard=Military so they supposed don't get caught. Well remember is planes boats so immigration will decrease by foot but it won't do much is another ways to enter the US. Immigration will decrease if employers stop hiring illegals yes other wise it won't. A wall won't really stop illegal immigration.
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Arent you the racist to think that its just Mexicans climbing the fence? What? ALQaida forgot how to climb? Maybe we should ask whats so wrong with Mexico that they all coming here...or is whats RIGHT with America?
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The Berlin wall was successful. Just ask the Germans. The idea has been working quite well in Korea for over 50 years, and it worked for a few centuries in China. Why is the asker here so ignorant of history? I think the asker of this question is a liberal in disguise...
