are borders to keep out people or other goverments?
116085
It depends on the country.  People want to move to the USA, so it is to keep them out.  If you live in a bad country, like when there was East Germany, they had to build a wall to keep people in.
1186560
Yes, those borders really do exist, and in fact are that shape.  Some of them are determined by running streams, rivers, and bodies of water, while others are "invisible" political borders that are surveyed to a particular geographical location.
879904
They are for Border Security but they also are for a guest worker program, a legal way for immigrants from any nation to come here legally, not take advantage of us, have a job, pay taxes and earn citizenship. \n\nI honestly think we need better Immigration services before we start doing that. First we need to protect our border and then we can tallk about reforming everything else
199482
Of course not.  What is the point to soverignty if you cannot secure your borders?  If you want to see how it works with open immigration, check out Britain or Canada.\n\nMost people don't realize this, since the Mexican government is always complaining about our immigration enforcement, such as it is, but Mexico has strict border enforcement on the southern border.  You cannot just walk into Mexico from Central America and check into a hospital for free, collect welfare, and cast your votes.  Nevertheless, this is what Mexico demands of us.
1144825
Corruption has no barrier of border..it is everywhere..i think politicians all over the world are corrupted..
391901
There should be no national borders. Ordinary people should be able to live where ever they choose, just like the wealthy.
864556
Why not just enforce our borders and immigration laws? That would prevent them from returning.
998947
The government seems to think that they have to protect everyone from themselves. Personally, I disagree with that philosophy. But nevertheless it is a fact. There are times when I do not wear my seat belt, especially when I am looking for birds. And if the government does not like it then they can try to catch me. \n\nBut think about this.  If the government were really concerned about people's safety, they would ban semis from the nation's hiways.  They account for a much larger proportion of deaths and injuries than their numbers.  They also account for 90% of the destruction of the hiways but pay for only 10% of the cost of the hiways. \n\nNice to have a powerful lobby.  We have the best government money can buy.
956879
We should in no way get rid of international borders as there would be a greater breakdown of law and order and they would not be able to keep a check on it. It is only dreamers and not people in the real world who think these things up.
698122
1) we shouldn't be invading people anyway.\n2) Think about it. We are at war with a country, would you want to grant automatic refuge to it's citizens without question? Obviously not. Securitywise, that would be an extremely stupid move.
533531
It is going to be impossible to protect the borders. We can only put a token force there as we are busy fighting a useless war in Iraq. Rome collapsed when the governing body decided to try to legislate morality, oh we are doing that to. I wonder at my age if I can learn to speak Chinese.
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Did you use money? The government created and owns that.\nDo you walk on streets? Ditto.\nDo you expect police and fire protection?\nAs a citizen of a country you enter into a sort of social contract where you agree to laws and taxes and the government agrees to protect you and... whatever else.\nTaxes make the sort-of-a-social-contract work.\nIf you lived in a social vaccuum, where you existed apart from all and some total stranger wandered by and gave you something of value for your basket, you might be able to claim privacy from all gov't interaction.\nBut then you wouldn't be able to ask questions on Y! Answers.
581873
Amen...you got that right.\n\nOur borders have been open too freely for too long.
501482
Physically, no.  The United States does have the power and ability to defend its borders.\n\nThere is the matter of political willpower.  That is where the weakness lies.  The politicians see the immigrants illegally coming over the border in one of two ways: potential voters and potential employees.  Either way, neither political party will do much more than lip service to shore up the Border Patrol to prevent illegal crossings.
696590
Germany does because it doesnt have to worry about eviromental destructions. We should open the border slowly over time with Mexico and Canada to allow people, goods, semi, cars to go as they come and please.  Mexico got a long way to go before that would occur with the narco lords running border towns, and immigration is bad in Germany because they make it hard for people Outside the EU to become citizens and pratice passive discrimination that is wrong.
683531
It's cheaper and more effective to secure our borders using technology instead of manpower.\n\nSo basically. No I don't think so.
715280
There are tons of stuff the government keeps from the public.I think its a conspiracy.