should or can the united states seal its border with Mexico completely ?
366836
I Think Its Entirely Possible To CONTROL The Border\n(Walls, Fences, Patrols, ETC.) \nTo STOP The INCREDIBLE AMOUNT Of People Illegally Crossing The Border DAILY \n(In 2004 the actual number Was over 10,000 per day! That's more than 3.7 million per year!) \n\nAnd YES, I Think We Should Use ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES\nTo Do Whatever We Need To Do To Stop This\n\n11.7 percent of Mexico's total population of Citizens lives in the U.S.(In 2004)\n\nAt current rate of border crossings By 2010, 14% of total U.S. population will be ILLEGAL Aliens! \n\nI KNOW We Can Secure Our Borders Better Than That\n\nMANY Good Reasons To Continue TRYING At This Site\nhttp://www.laughtergenealogy.com/bin/header/immigrants.html
749351
What the heck would we need with Mexico ?
781611
My best guess would be that Canada and Mexico at least will listen, rather than dictate. Wasn't a bad question until you added the last part, bigger fences don't make for better neighbours, the Canada/U.S. border has been an example for the rest of the world to strive for. The Mexico/U.S. border could be as well if current laws were enforced. 'Nuff said
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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.
350449
The Southwest belongs to the United States. It has since the 1800s. Why all of a sudden, are people claiming it belongs to Mexico? If Mexico wants it, then Mexico can just try to fucking take it. I'll be waiting for them, along with millions of other service members and armed citizens.
682224
yeah...It should be close the border THEN deal with the illegals.
754356
sure why not, we should secure the border and legalize the ones that are already here, thats the most logical answer
1054204
I have gone to Mexico before, unlike amy of the people here who comment on it ignorantly. \n\nOn the  beach in Tijuana, a corrugated border wall that extends about 100 feet into the ocean divides the U.S. from Mexico. The wall divides two different worlds.\n\nOn the Tijuana side, the barrier is covered by a memorial to those who died trying to cross into the U.S. While we were on the beach during a recent visit, small children ran up to us begging for food.\n\nThat same day, an injured seal washed up on shore on the U.S. side. San Diego’s Sea World immediately sent a rescue crew in a Land Rover. Aquarium employees assured us that the seal would be transported safely to Sea World, where it would be fed and its injuries tended to.\n\nThe contrast with the future that faces human beings on the other side of the wall couldn’t be more obvious. More than half of Mexico’s population lives at or below the official poverty line. Many survive on less than 1,200 calories a day--half of what’s considered necessary to remain healthy. \n\nOf course, this isn’t because there’s not enough food. The real source of the poverty is an economic system that depends on competition between Mexican and American workers.\n\nThat’s why the U.S. has turned its border with Mexico into a militarized zone--with Border Patrol agents armed with the latest weapons. Since 1994, the US administration has poured money into border enforcement. The effect has been to make crossing into the U.S. more dangerous than ever--leading to increased deaths among Mexicans whose only "crime" was to want a better life.\n\nWe Americans, rolling in our over-abundance of money, food, and basically anything we want we can get attitude should be ashamed to not welcome these people in. \n\nThere is no "immigrant crisis" at all. It is a myth.  It is a political move aimed at US citizens anger and predjudice, aimed to rile up people and direct thier discontent over the quagmire in Iraq and the Katrina neglect, and the corporate fleecing of our economy...  It works, poor people are easy scapegoats, all of the people who buy into this nonsense about a "crisis" should hang thier heads in shame.  Especially the ones who support these neo-nazi hategroups like the MinuteKlan.
639052
I do not think that Mexico should become one of the United States. Mainly, for the reason of the people's feelings towards each other. Now, dont get me wrong, and think im saying everyone hates eachother. But I have noticed many people feel strongly about Mexico, and how Mexico is better than the US. \nNow I have my own opinion on which is better, I will not state now, but I think if the two nations would merge, mas chaos would break lose. In cival, state, federal, and legisislature. And I dont see that happening any time soon either.
710339
I think this is a great idea. Mexico has alot of resources but I think the problem is leadership. Their president has to do for the people, their government needs to get involved. The people there are tired of their living conditons and they don't like it any better that their families have to be separated in order to cross the border for work. If Bush can help Iraq, who doesn't want help to begin with , rebuilding it and their army, why can't he assist in transforming Mexico in the best it can be. it would benefit us and them.
1026562
We had a chance at annexing Mexico once, but the issue at the time was slavery and the Northern Free States were afraid of being superceded by the Southern Slave States in the Congress. So, we left the country alone and only took the land we believe we were entitled to, which was the South West including California. To take over Mexico now would be a very bad idea. Best to settle our own affairs and help Mexico in a better fashion.
659136
Hey thewanderer862004.  I think you need to read up on American history.  The US did attack and capture Mexico City, but we gave it back because it was 2 weeks after the end of the Mexican-American war in 1848.\n\nHowever, The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, ended the war and gave the U.S control of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
64073
The Earth, this country included, was, is, and will be based on the migration of people.  I think that it is rediculous to keep people from moving about the planet. And I think it is rediculous to build a wall to keep people off of land that, though you think belongs to you, does not belong to you.\n\nNo - a wall should not be built along the US/Mexico border.
715136
I do think the Military should be used to protect ALL of our borders.  We have enough internal problems here already; so we should start protecting ourselves even more.  I fear terrorists coming in from the borders; so our Military should be there to make sure that doesn't happen.  And it would also stop people from entering this country ILLEGALLY.  \n\nTo answer your question about why you can't go to Mexico and just 'pick a spot there without any problems' is b/c they are VERY smart.  They DON'T allow people from other countries to just 'make themselves at home' without contributing to society.  So I say it's time for the United States to take that EXACT stand for our own country.  What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
843815
its been done over and over its time mexico take care of its people why should we put and fund their corruption ? so i agree with you !\n\nAlthough Mexico demands that its citizens' rights be protected when they illegally enter the United States. they protect their southern border.\n    \n About 200,000 immigrants were detained in 2005 at  Mexico's southern border, most of them from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
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The U.S. doesn't have an official language as such ... but we should have!!  And present day Mexicans have no claim whatsoever over any part of the U.S. ... even the Mexican constitution acknowledges where the border is drawn, and what belongs to Mexico ... and having read their constitution, I didn't find one reference to California or New Mexico or whatever they want to claim belongs to Mexico ... we have to deal with the realities of TODAY ... not the realities of hundreds of years ago ... at the same token, Russia could then claim Estonia again ... Sweden could claim the ports of Germany .... and on and on it goes ....
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Well...just like the famous "War on Drugs," I don't believe this is a problem that anyone is ever going to be able to solve 100% completely.  As long as there are international flights into the U.S. and people are being given Visas to come here, there will always be some that stay regardless of their status, and as long as people can dig underground tunnels between U.S. and Mexico people will be smuggled into the country.