re: Let's think critically about illegal immigration...

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Which can be addressed via entitlement reform.

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I believe most of our greatness, past and present, has little to do with the government (winning the World Wars as a notable exception). In fact, many of our problems have stemmed from the left (War on Poverty), and to a lesser extent the right (War on Drugs), turning to the government for solutions.

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So which is it, more government entitlement reform which never happens or having our government do what is supposed to do...protect U.S.Citizens.

Just so you know, I'm all in for reducing the size of our inefficient government, entitlement reform (my age is 70 just so you know), enforcement of existing laws and cost benefit analysis. However, I do believe there are times in history that you need to step away and admit to yourself that ur history has shown on rare instances of leadership for proper change because of the pressures politicians are under to stay in office. We have just finished 8 years of some of the poorest leadership in my lifetime. Half our country dislikes the other half and all of this has been building for years and this POTUS brought it forward on steroids.

So this is one of those unique times we just need to say screw the costs, build the dammed wall and say keep your arse out of here as a first step. That sends a message in the strongest possible terms to both sides of the border. Then we start working on simplified immigration reform; work visas, path to citizenship, refusal of groups of people that have proved harmful, assimilation requirements, one language ONLY, and lastly but just as important teaching legal immigrants what America stands for.