why not open all the borders of the USA to everybody in the world??
458510
Alright, can we all come to your country, not learn your language, work for extremely cheap and take over all your jobs, not pay taxes, send the money that we earn in your country back home to our family, hurt your economy, have lots of babies and get paid welfare, and demand special rights because we're a minority?  If that's ok with you then fine, but you'll get sick of it...I promise.
392242
It is not easy to get into this country legally, but most things worth doing are not easy.  As you said no other country, including Mexico, allows free and undeterred migration to their country so why should the USA.  The USA is a major terrorist target and we must KNOW who is coming into our country to protect our people and property from attack. It is about the greater good.  We could open our boarders and allow any and all who want to cross to come in but then how safe would they be after the bombings, gassing and killings started.
547748
Yes!!Take a closer look!! Through economics or politics, the U.S.already controls the world.Anyone who speaks out against them( Bush Administration)-France,Iraq,Iran,Venezuela-face invasion or some other form of retaliation. China is being courted,Cuba is being paid,Mexico has the illegal immigrant thing going on and there is no balance of power left. It would take the other countries banding together to stop this and they are kept distracted with internal turmoil or an unwillingness to put aside their long standing differences.What was your question again??Peace.
398398
This country like any other has it's problems.  But America is like no other place in the world.  We have freedoms here that others can only dream about.  We have the will and strength to over come anything.  This country needs a strong moral center which it seems to be lacking on the west and east coasts.  There are the exceptions to that comment but most of the really liberal,(freedom w/o restrictions or consequences) crowd seem to live there.  I think we need to overhaul our social security system, our tax system and our education system.  If we take care of these basics then i believe we will be back at the top of the world in no time @ all.
353059
I think a big wall isn't going to stop someone who is welling to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to cross it. Tunnels are common on the border. There are also things called latters and with the right tools anyone with a little know how can cut break etc. an opening for a person to slide through.The WALL is Just a psychological barrier and jester from some "smart" politician trying to save his cozy little seat in the house or senate. The incentive to come to us isn't to "crusar el rio" crusar la frontera.It's the jobs,the almighty dollar. Yeah and I'm sure some greedy government contractor would love to pay undocumented workers to build a wall out in the f....ing desert for 6 bucks an hour screw the government for 16 an hour. Lets see what our politicians come up with next. This is the reason everyone able to vote should get involved and not just lay blame on politicians. We elect them if we vote. Guess who doesn't have that right? non citizens.
349151
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.
385137
The US Should Not Allow\n"FREE ACCESS" (UNAUTHORIZED Entry) To Our Nation \nTo ANYONE At ANYTIME For ANY REASON
543729
Hell no! Mexico is trying to take over the USA as it is. Look how many are SNEAKING across the borders now, if we were to give them duel citizen ship, that would be a night mare, then who is next? Canada? I say lets keep the USA as she is, the proud, the free and the home of the brave. Not the nation that has open door policy, (Hey everyone we don't care how many come over and take over our nation, just walk right thru the door and its yours for the taking)  come on, whats next? This is our America, our country, not theirs, they already have their own, why give ours up so easily?
498633
The US is paying a high price for keeping it's neighbours poor. South Americans go after a "better" future in the US, leaving their families behind, sometimes risking their own lives to get there and once there, they most often are forced to submit themselves to sub human conditions, to work and to live.\n\nFencing the borders is daft and expensive. They should let South America thrive and develop, by removing trading barriers. That way, these Countries could become economically independent and more jobs could be created, reducing the need to emigrate. In the long run, it will prove more effective and economically viable to everyone.\n\nFencing is an expensive short term solution which will never tackle the root of the problem. It wouldn't be long before they find a way through it.
441419
If you meant a wall to keep the politicos all contained--that would be fabulous and then we could prevent them from coming into the states and causing all kinds of problems.  If they want immigration reform and to build a wall, then yeah, let's build the wall around DC.
640720
SO IS GOING TO SEPERATE MILLIONS OF FAMILIES? MY FAMILY WOULD BE TORN APART. I UNDERSTAND ABOUT CLOSING THE BORDERS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE FAMILIES HE WILL BREAK? I DONT THINK HE EVEN CARES!
429723
Why even protest?  Just take over their country!  That way, they dont have to smuggle anybody here, and yet feel they are already part of the USA.
68368
Yup.\n\nWe have borders for a reason.  National Security is the obvious reason.  The other, more subtle reason is that hospitals are closing due to their having to treat illegal immigrants, then have no way to make them pay.  Schools are being underfunded due to large amounts of illegal immigrant childrenin certain areas and not enough tax payers to properly fund them.  And lets not forget that more money is sent to other countries by illegal immegrants earning untaxed illegal wages than is sent to Japan by Toyota.  If someone wants to take advantage of the wonderful benefits of being American, they should have to pay for them like the rest of us.\n\nRant concluded.  Thanks for listening.
445048
Why not? America has all the money in the world. Everybody should be tried for one reason or another.\n\nAt least we will be busy.
363695
i'm sorry that i dont' have a good answer to this, but i hope this let's all be friends, help us close the borders and control immigration. Those that want to be Citizens of the USA, and loyal only to the USA, are welcome to stay.
536480
I'm with you.  The hungry moms and children have nothing on the people who have been waiting in line for years to immigrate from countries where the life expectancy is only 40 years old. (This is a going forward position, my feelings of how to deal with those already here is different.)\n\nWe cannot feed everyone.  \n\nWe also can't afford to have open borders with all the enemies we have.  One of the 9/11 terrorists came across the Canadian border illegally, and half a million to a million people we don't screen for disease, crime or terrorist affiliation come across the southern border every year.
651130
It's a wonderful idea. I would love to go help build it! Unless, of course, George comes to his senses and puts the national guard onto building it.\n\nAnd YES, the border needs to be closed to all people unless they come across at legal checkpoints with proper identification.