Originally Posted by
gimmethesimplelife
In and of itself, a secure border is not a bad thing. I'll give you that here and now. The problem(s) with the concept here and now are the overmilitarization of the Borderlands to begin with by a military them a Them vs. US culture - a type of thinking that is encouraged from the very top on down and a type of thinking that can lead to innocent Mexican (and other) nationals being shot and killed.
Also, the antagonization of Mexico by the Trump Administration is beyond unwise. Trump honestly does not understand what a safety valve Mexico is for many Americans for whom America does not work - for time out of United States affordably and for affordable health care across the border that many Americans are not worth on their side of the border. We truly should be kissing Mexico's rear end a bit for providing the United States with a safety valve for how brutal it is/can be - and what does America do? Seeks to continue to antagonize a safely valve against America......not very bright by the GOP and it shows just how out of touch the GOP is with everyday Americans. Very scary people Conservatives can be when they go too far and chose to not understand the basics of US Citizenship and how for many Americans, US citizenship is not the best deal for them. I've yet to ever hear a Conservative fess up to or face this reality. The lack of even admitting this reality amongst a population dealing with increasing housing and food insecurity? Not very bright and this does not bode well for the GOP's future methinks...........Rob