Under pressure over border, Biden admin grants protection to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans

[Marthe48]

7. Let's try be creative

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I hear that a lot of the land along the southern border is sparsely populated. I said 1 mile by 50 miles as an example. Use land that is not occupied, and reasonably safe from natural disasters, such as flooding. Who pays for the cages and tents already in place on the border? If we expanded the program that manages the existing immigration centers, building on what is (sort of) helpful, treating scared, frazzled humans kindly would probably endear America to them, plant the seeds of nationalism. The people coming to our borders might not even want to stop in America, they just know they have to get out of their own country. If the people managing border concerns had more space and if everyone involved had more time, interviewing would help determine if the person is a migrant, an immigrant or a refugee. Knowing why people are coming to our border would go a long way toward making it easier to decide what kind of access the person needs, and if they are suitable. Migrants follow the work and go home when the work is finished. Immigrants decided they want to live in a different country. Refugees probably lost everything, and from now on, should have a higher priority to get processed. In the meantime, have adequate shelter and infrastructure so weary travelers can get some rest and food and enter a calmer frame of mind.

I'd do with less if what I give up would be used for a project like this. Right now, people leaving their home, their country, are looking for a safer, easier place to live, like humans have done time out of mind. With so many places in harm's way, we have to find a way to live with the people moving away from danger.

Maybe instead of blocking movement with no thought of the outcome, we could see how population shifts affect land use, maybe see if people moving from densely populated to lightly populated will ease the strain on the planet. Maybe some good would come out of the upheaval. Right now, we're all heading for a world of hurt, whether now or soon.