If a physical barrier is immoral, then DEMs can run on a platform to dismantle the 650 miles of border already in place.
Can you suggest what other recourse of actions Trump has if this stalemate with Congress continues? What would you do or what solutions can you offer to bypass congress?
If you were to read my previous posts, you would know that I am for more technology at the border. As well as more agents.
There hasnāt been any one version selected that Iām aware of nor are the BP agents and leadership of one mind with respect to preferences.
The āSteel Slatsā Iāve seen pictures that Trump has supported have wide enough gaps between the slats to pass significant amounts of drugs, guns, and money through with ease.
For example, you can put several hundred thousand dollars worth of heroin, meth, coke, or Fennel inside of a ten foot length of PVC 4" pvc pipe or hundreds of thousands in cash for that matter which would pass easily through between the slats.
It is a complete false premise t suggest that the length of our border makes a concrete wall similar to that in Israel impractical or impossible. We have ten times their population and many millions of miles of more paved roadways than Israel as well. Everything we have here is on a much bigger scale/volume than Israel.
Reopen the government and declare a national emergency. We then let the courts duke it out. It will be seen as a win for Trump, because he can say he did everything humanly possible.
Is the idea of Trump declaring a national emergency still in play?
Then why ask the monotonous question or repeat yourself if you know this to be true? I think on face value you are either being purposely obtuse or are inherently being intellectually dishonest with your responses!
My house has a fence.
Our border needs a wall. Make it high enough and no one is going to go over.
What donāt you understand that is it a crucial PART of border security
Because itās unneeded. We already have a fence.
Your house isnāt a 2000 mile border.
We already know your position on technology.
Sooooā¦ in response to the OP question?
What would be the primary reason for shutting down the border?
To stem the tide of unecated, unemployable, unproductive illegals from entering this country and becoming a drain on our economy and our society. The cost of the wall as proposed would likely be more than paid off in a couple of years just by reducing the demand on heath, education and welfare paid out to those illegal immigrants.
Is the idea of Trump declaring a national emergency still in play?
Abso_fking_lutely! I sure do hope so!
We already know how you feel about the fence.
How about you answer the OP question?
Which would of course be at best a partial solution.
You canāt put enough agents along a border without effective physical barriers to even begin securing it unless you plan on hiring 4 shifts of agents with over a hundred thousand in each shift.
One man canāt even effectively control a hundred yards of border even if it were a free fire zone.
How about if they start on their own personal property?
He hasnāt taken it off the table. I believe he is doing his homework to minimize court interference.
We donāt have 2000 miles of fencing either. So far we have various types of fencing and walls covering about 800 miles of the border much of which is old, outdated, and not particularly effective, thus in need of replacement.
They are dumb because they want better border security but donāt want to spend it on a wall?
So is this argument about simply fulfilling a campaign promise or about better border security?
No, they are dumb because they refuse to even consider the benefits of a substantial barrier and because they have not put forth one specific alternative to it when they parrot the phrase ābetter border security.ā
I was going to suggest that.
Nope, not the topic. The Southern Border is the topic. It has itās own unique set of challenges. Air travel, overstayed visas have a different set of challenges.
Furthermore, there are not a lot of indigent, uneducated immigrants sneaking into this country illegally on Airlines.
It is very much needed.