Ruben Navarrette Jr. slays a whole boatload of strawmen in the process of avoiding the issue of ILLEGAL aliens.
Forget a fence, Build a Wall. I’m talking 30 meters (100 Ft.) high and wide enough to put a 4 lane highway on top. Do it with tilt up construction and fill dirt dug by Convicts and your cost will be less then 1 Million per mile, even if you pay the Convicts a dime a day. The fill dirt comes from the trench in front of the wall.
Rubin is looking for a Silver Bullet. A single solution that is quick and easy. NO SUCH THING.
Along with the wall, which will not just slow down illegals but be a tourist attraction as well as a deterrent to crime, an overhaul of the immigration process is needed as well as serious criminal penalties for employers.
Make it easier to get to America legally, and dangerous to employ illegals and the problem is solved. Ignoring it as Rubin suggests is NOT the answer.
