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Build that wall is simple minded rhetoric for non thinking problem solvers. We have a military and national guard for a reason. Better yet, lets just get all of those NRA gun toting conceal carry to step up and defend the border. Wen have more than enough man power in this country to defend a boarder against desperate hungry women and children.
Over time the wall is the cheapest, and safest option to secure the border.
See that won't happen because businesses actually benefit from it. If the businesses get something from it, it won't be dropped because let's face it, the businesses control the Congress. Even the president benefits from foreign labor including H1-b visa holders.
H1-B? No, wrong visa program.
Besides, the visa program you're whining about is a program for temporary unskilled workers to be hired on a seasonal basis. Americans want full-time year round work. Besides, many of them don't live near most places (like resorts) that hire temp workers. At one time, resorts were open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. These days, they open before Memorial Day and close after Labor Day. In other words, now high school and college students can't take those jobs.
Would you rather these places thumb their noses at the law and hire illegals?
Very good point. This is a terrible situation! I just read that the crowd is over 7,000 and possibly as much as 10,000. Seems very well funded and organized.
I wonder if these demonic rats that are funding them will pay to dispose of their corpses?
I'm curious to see how trump handles this situation. Whats he going to do when 7-10 thousand refugees reach the US border? does he order his military to open fire killing thousands?. does he block their progress and just watch them starve to death at the border?. Or does he mobilize a tent city in preparation of their arrival giving them food/water and medical treatment while they wait to be legally processed?
I’m not being a smart alec here. Is this how you would handle it? Allow all these people to cross into our country illegally? And then who pays for this tent city especially since we are still supporting the victims of hurricane Michael.
If they were truly "refugees" seeking asylum they would stop in the first country that is safe. They would not keep "walking" to get where they actually want to be. That is the problem. If you break away from your unsafe country and are now "safe" in another safe country you are no longer seeking asylum. No, you are seeking to live in United States. That's different. Just like many other people who are waiting to come here for a job and a new life. Get in line behind those people who started the process legally.
Another caravan on the way. Will it arrive before the mid terms?
It's 1,500 miles from Guatemala to the U.S. border. And even farther from Honduras.
People in good shape can walk maybe 15-20 miles a day... if they're well fed and cared for. (Who's feeding them and caring for them, providing them places to sleep, bathrooms etc.? 7,000 people is a LOT of people)
According to media stories, they just crossed the Guatemala/Mexican border in the last few days.
So it will take them at least 2-3 months to get to the U.S. border. If they walk 7 days a week, never slacken their pace or pause a day to rest.
The answer to your question above, is left as an exercise for the class.
Even if they walked 30 miles per daywith no days off for rest it should take 50 days.
1,500/30=50
So that's one whole month and 20 days. So you're correct 2-3 months minimum.
It must cost millions of dollars to organize this.
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Build that wall is simple minded rhetoric for non thinking problem solvers. We have a military and national guard for a reason. Better yet, lets just get all of those NRA gun toting conceal carry to step up and defend the border. Wen have more than enough man power in this country to defend a boarder against desperate hungry women and children.
