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lapfog_1

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4. we need to discourage people from crossing the desert

Reply to Mr.Bill (Original post)

Sat Jan 18, 2020, 02:59 AM

Jan 2020

It's dangerous.

It is environmentally destructive - the desert areas are highly sensitive to the trash people leave behind them

It furthers the aims of rewarding coyotes and the cartels.

Much like the drug problem... we need to treat the source. We need to help the economies where these people originate and we need to ( in cooperation with Mexico ) address the refugee issue humanely and we need to create a guest worker visa program. Eliminate the people wanting to cross illegally and we can go back to having a decent "fence" along the problem areas and no fencing at all in remote areas.

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When we elect a Democratic President [View all] Mr.Bill Jan 2020 OP

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We did in 2016 but the Russians changed that. triron Jan 2020 #3

we need to discourage people from crossing the desert lapfog_1 Jan 2020 #4

If we have a Dem Prez, house and senate we better not squander the opportunity.... mitch96 Jan 2020 #5