[jlisenbe]

Two nations share a common border. One of the nations is mired in poverty because of being chronically misgoverned while the other is run quite well. Predictably, the poor nation's people want to move to the more prosperous nation, so they have begun simply walking across the border rather than taking the legal route. What do you suppose the more prosperous nation should do?

Well, we don't have to wonder about it in this case. The Dominican Republic is in the business of building a 100 mile long security wall across much of its border with Haiti. It will be 13 feet tall and topped with wire. They seem to have the idea that the idea of eliminating the great part of illegal gun and drug smuggling as well as illegal immigration is a really good idea.

Wonder why we don't come up with something like that?

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...all-with-haiti

[Wondergirl]

Wonder why we don't come up with something like that?

We did--a 100-mile+-long security wall across PART of our border.

[jlisenbe]

We actually have about 400 miles of border wall. Unsurprisingly, there are very few crossings there. Go figure!!

[tomder55]

Turkey is in the process of rounding up Syrian illegals and sending them back across the border . And those migrants probably have legitimate refugee reasons .

[jlisenbe]

There is a hard lesson to be learned at some point. We can't help everyone.

[Wondergirl]

Can we connect with various countries' leaders and help them figure out how to calm down their populace so they don't want to leave?

[tomder55]

We cannot dictate how other nations live.

[jlisenbe]

The only nation we have more than negligible control over is the United States. The only borders we can control are our own. The only way to control our border is to build a wall.

[tomder55]

Denial and blame shift is their border strategy going into the elections .

Yesterday they did double barrel blame shifting
Clueless' mouthpiece Andrew Bates blamed the Repub Congress for the wide open border .

White House tries to flip the script on House Republicans over border crisis - POLITICO

Meanwhile; in a truly bizzarro statement , DHS chief Mayorkas tried to blame Texas Guv Abbott for the border crisis .

Biden's Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas claims it's Texas and NOT the White House that's 'failed' at the border and blames '30-year broken system' on historic migrant surge | Daily Mail Online

[jlisenbe]

The willingness of dems to lie is just stunning.

[tomder55]

Yup Then he blames the Repubs for the border crisis he claims we don't have. This appears to be their standard response. I don't know how they think it works for them .Who do you believe ;me or your lying eyes ?

Lucas Tomlinson on X: "Before departing for Camp David, I asked President Biden if the situation on the southern border is a crisis. "No," Biden replied. "I have been pushing them – my Republican colleagues since they got in office. I think we have to make major changes to the border."" / X (twitter.com)

[tomder55]

Meanwhile Maine is spending $ 3.5 million taxpayer bucks building rent free apartments for illegals .

Migrants Get Up to Two Years Free Rent for New Apartments (newsweek.com)

The funds are part of a $55 million Emergency Housing Relief Fund that works to provide illegal immigrants with "permanent, transitional and emergency housing."

Maine Taxpayers Funding New Apartment Buildings for Illegal Immigrants — Plus Two Years of Free Rent | SCNR

[jlisenbe]

Even the full 55 million wouldn't make much of a dent in the problem. But they can be sure of one thing. "If we build it, then they will come."

In the meantime, the "estimated 4,200 homeless people in the state" will remain homeless unless, of course, they are lucky enough to have entered the country illegally.