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Originally Posted by Mule
The reason they don't see our border as anything more than an unpleasant impediment is because that's all we made it. If it was an actual barrier, things would change. I understand you guys in CA have been dealing with this for years. If you're happy with it, great! There are many Americans who see our culture as a major benefit of living in America and don't care for the illegal influence of the third world and their culture.
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What we got here is, cognitive dissonance - having the law set up one way, and acting another way in terms of enforcing it. I think most Americans would disagree with overturning or doing away with the actual laws that make illegal immigration, well, ILLEGAL. But, as Wayne pointed out, so many in power profit financially or politically by its ongoing occurence, that the status quo seems unlikely to change.
The people need to speak up and be heard, and the laws enforced. Conceptually, sounds simple. As far as execution...well, I am not holding my breath.
As someone observed earlier with sarcasm, it is funny how the use of the military to defend the borders could possibly be construed as less appropriate than sitting in occupation in Iraq, a world away.