Why is everyone focusing only on the southern border?
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See here's the thing-\nCanadians come down here and find out Canada is better, so they go back. They don't take our jobs, and they don't bring all 700 of thier kids with them either. \n\nAlso, have you ever tried to cross the US/Canada border?? It's really much harder to do that than crossing the US/Mexico border.  Trust me, I live in Texas, and have been to Mexico several times. There's a lot of work that needs to be done to make the southern border as efficient and secure as the Northern border.
865253
If you mean the border, it should be delt with soon. I don't think there is a most or they all are most important.
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For one thing, the Mexican border is a lot bigger and more strongly populated than the middle of the Nevada desert.\n\nAlso, I doubt that just shooting everyone is the correct answer.
1101995
i dont think that everyone in the south is dumber than the north, because it depends about your brain and determination. Maybe there are just more smart and determinined people in the north than the south!
783850
In 2005 the government says, that 4 to 10 MILLION crossed the Southern Border.\n\nThey apprehended 1.2 million.
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The south has always been typically more conservative.  The south was actually predominantly Democrat before the civil rights movement, these were called the Dixiecrats.  Now the Republicans are more interested with lessened government interference in economic matters, and many Southerners agree with these statements.  In the north the population is more condensed into cities, which tends to promote more liberal ideals, while in the south things are typically more spread out, which lends itself to more conservative thinking
52609
Southern states usually have more than northern states.
286164
Is this a trick question?  There is no narrow strip of land that lies between Alabama and Georgia, dill hole!  Look at a map!
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somebody answered my previous question saying that it appeared to be border control! They found boot tracks that matched those used by border control in the mud around it! I think that is even funnier than the fact that the fences were torn down.
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It is a new time....America has always been protected by oceans on both sides. Although there is rampant corruption and pathetic government structure to our south , Mexico has mostly been nothing more than a nuisance for it's drug trade. Canadians and Americans have had very close ties aside from an occasional policy difference. today...I think there should be greater border patrols on our north and south borders. With terrorism and it's networks pressing the envelope in finding new ways to destroy us we have no alternative but to increase our security to meet the new dangers.
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That's because there are dumb idiots out there that think the U.S. borders should be open to everyone.  They think that the U.S. has no right to enfore it's borders because it's the land of the Native Americans and the U.S. took it by force.  More liberal bullsh1t.  At least your a conservative so you have a hold on reality.  Many liberals (not all) are screwy in the head.  They don't understand what's good for the country.  But I think most of those crazies make up a small percentage of liberals, not all of them.
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southerners seem more stupid too... \n\ndon't worry, im not a norterner... im not even american... \ndont wanna be either... cuz that would make me stupid... \njust like you...
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Issues like immigration are easy to take a stand on and propose an answer to. It's a way to get people to follow you because its an election year, so the important things get thrown to the side and these sorts of issues take the forefront.\n\nSome would also like to make you think that there's a definite connection between all of these things and that closing our borders would fix these problems however untrue and potentially dangerous that connection is.
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I suppose you could research the history of each state - some borders are obvious (rivers), while others are lines of latitude and longitude. Once you get past that, there probably aren't many other reasons.
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You have a point.  The recent arguments about immigration have focused on the border with Mexico.  But immigration can come overland from Canada, as well.  Which means whatever security we really need at airports to prevent terrorists, we also realistically need at every part of every border.  Such a thorough system of electronic search and so on is obviously impractical.  Therefore, are we kidding ourselves that the extra manpower, expense and inconvenience at the airports is serving any useful purpose?  As the questioner points out, it probably never did make much difference, anyway; the original 9/11 gang did not come in through an airport.\n\nSo how do we combat terrorism if these measures are about guaranteed to be ineffective?  It has been said repeatedly that the intelligence community (the spies, if you will) knew a great deal about Osama bit Leaden (I don't use his real name on purpose) before 9/11/2001.  They warned their bosses, including the president, who played it his way.  You gotta wonder if he didn't like the idea of an excuse to put restrictive measures on airports and the various other compromises to our freedom we have accepted under the "homeland security" rubric.  (Love the tee shirt with a picture of several old Indian warriors!)  \n\nFolks, our borders are too long, and with modern transportation, too open to everyone and anyone, for us to even try to stem the flow.  Why not say come; I lift my lamp beside the golden door.  If you come in peace, and are willing to work hard to make your way here, come.  If you do not behave well, we will send you home.
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This is a great question.. just as why is the U.S. considered to be racist for wanting to implement better border control that will only help to disable terrorists. While most of Europe has extremely tough border control and no one thinks anything of it?.. Basically, every country wants to be the U.S. and every person wants to be in the U.S. so expect criticism from both. It's the same reason you see a hot girl and say to yourself.. 'what is she doing with that douche bag?'
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It is all said. No wall will stop illegal migration. But illegals don't just come from the south. They come from many other parts of the world. USA has received people from everywhere, the original settlers were inmigrants from England, and if you take a close look at your family tree, I'm sure you'll find an inmigrant among your close relatives. So why all this fuzz about. Everytime politicians want to distract the people's attention from critizicing their goofs, they take on illegal migration as a sure way of deviating the citizens opinion. So, what else is new?