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I support the 2nd amendment. But is there a way to limit purchases of guns and still preserve the right of people to bear arms?
We can tell Mexico, control your drug smuggling. They will rightfully say, "We will when you control your arm smuggling and your drug demand." If the drug dealers win in Mexico, they will coming north next, and they are. They are getting into the methamphetamine business. There were some who were arrested in Seattle. And they had a 0.50 caliber pistol that would blow a big hole.
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Our first response should NOT be to ignore those breaking U.S. laws by illegally entering the U.S.
Close the borders. Ruthlessly enforce immigration laws to demand respect for ALL our laws.
Then we can talk about Mexican failure to enforce their laws.
Criminal behavior must not be tolerated at any level in either country.
Seems politicians see pandering to the illegal immigrant community and promising them more entitlement programs is a good way to insure more votes.
The reason we are to this point is that both parties agree on lax border security for different reasons. Dems to get more votes, Reps to get more money for their war chests. We need government that will stand up to the special interests & say enough is enough.
As to the invitation to do something about it, most of us just have to say, "Sure, I'd love to, just like I'd love to work on the recession problem. Now, how?"
We'd all love the drug demand to go away. Not happening.
Many of us would love for the border to be secure. Not happening. (Even when Republicans had the levers of power, they couldn't get it done. You think the Democrats are going to try to keep their future voters out?)
Do we stop trying? No. But realistically, all I can see for us to do is keep spurting the rhetoric. Just like this article did.
The United States has the ability and resources to close the border to both drugs and illegal aliens. So then the question, why don't we? The answer is money and political power, and both of these rub together.
In order to close the border most legal trade would have to be restricted, both ways. This would increase the cost of much of what we import from Mexico, but most of all it would severely cut profits of companies operating in Mexico, but selling their "stuff" in the U.S.
The cheap labor employers would have to pay more in wages to those legally in the U.S. This would increase unskilled labor wages and increase the cost to consumers. Some folks may even have to cut their own grass.
The increase in the cost of illegal drugs (due to shortages) to addicted users could create riots, robbery, theft and other problems as addicts try to cope.
I say close the border!!
Does this editorial group not understand that many of us have been warning for decades not only about the overall injustice effecting our social, financial, security, identity, and our very lives and well being from illegal immigration, but also about the danger of the drug cartels getting an established stronghold within our neighborhoods with virtually an official nod of acceptance.
While reaping the wrath of the DN's who routinely charged us with being racist, non compassionate, selfish, unenlightened, and on and on, we kept talking.
Now all of a sudden our world is in peril. Where have you been?
Since guns are going south and drugs are coming north, this is as much our problem as Mexico's. We are responsible for the coming and going that motivates and facilitates this corruption.
Disregard those who suggest isolationism as an answer. It never works generally and certainly will not work when you are dealing with secret combinations.
And Phantom, when you change your heart regarding the Lamanites and help them blossom as a rose. You may find some day they will bless your life.
What? If by isolationism you mean securing the borders you are dead wrong like the brain dead Washington elitists who still believe you can maintain order by implementing a policy of chaos. It is the equivalent of letting the prison population out at point of the mountain and then installing cameras on every street corner trying to catch the perpetrators after the crime has been committed.
And by the way who are the lamanites? A few years ago it was the Native Americans. Now it is the Mexican nationals. Next it will be the Asian people.
Guns from the U.S. account for less than 15% of the guns seized in Mexico. Another thing that has been misreported is that among those numbers are weapons given/sold to Mexico from our own government. Weapons that are used by the military and police have ended up in the hands of the cartels. Shown in raids are M-16 with Grenade launchers, something that you cannot go down to your local gun shop and purchase. A large number of weapons seized are actually Chinese AK-47 without serial numbers which indicats that it did not originate in the U.S.
Just setting the record straight.
The truth is, we don't need to go around the world to start wars and battle evil people. We could just go a few miles south of the border!
I agree, Americans should be paying more attention to what's going down there in Mexico. But what gain does AM Radio get from that?
You are the one who is "dead" wrong. Isolationism does not work and never has. Why do you think throughout world history wars are started to prevent the spread of whatever from invading.
Today we are in Afganistan to stop the spread of terrorism. Using your appraoch all we would have to do is put fences up around every country in the world and none of us would have any more problems--no WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Irag, or Afganistan
As to your other question, it has been so declared by the prophets repeatedly the Lamanites are those with native blood of North and South America and the Islands. You may want to doubt that, I will not.