Ruben, et al:
A couple of points for you.
1) Having read most of the posts here, the vast majority seem to support the concept of, and in most cases, the reality of a wall.
2) Did not see much in the way of discussion on the real issue with the wall: That it is but one component in an anti-illegal immigrant program. When combined with things like employer-enforcement, the wall becomes much more effective. A wall, in and of itself, won’t and can’t stop everything. But, as many of your posters have noted, at least it’s a start.
Ruben, America is a country of immigrants. But, America can only support so much – there is a practical limit to immigration in time. The problem at the moment is that there is not much restraint of the flow from Mexico (face it, Mexico is the vast violator here, if for not other reasons than an extremely poor economy (for the masses, that is) and due to physical juxtaposition).
What America is NOT interested in is bringing the country’s hard-earned life style, earned by the hard work of immigrants over many generations, down to a substantially lower level by having to absorb too many very, very poor immigrants in too short a time.
As said previously, the border fence is at least a start in helping stem this unbridled flow.
