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Originally posted by nostatic
what about people who don't enter through a "port of entry"? Do we build a fence the whole length of our border?
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Well, normally the action taken would be proportional to the problem faced. In our case the flow is a torrent. Usually it would be sufficient to take appropriate action when someone runs afoul of the law (but we don't do that) or when they apply for employment (we don't do that either), or when they request taxpayer-provided services (nope, we don't do that), etc. Only as a last resort would a physical barrier be appropriate, but the nutcases in D.C. are trying to point to a wall as a solution which it isn't unless the normal and prudent actions I mentioned earlier are also implemented.
You know the political drill: it's more important to
look like you're doing something than it is to actually
do something.