tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post114537035554527428..comments2023-09-25T21:22:28.439-04:00Comments on Cup Of Joe Powell: A Walled Border Is RidiculousJoe Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1145442794531043812006-04-19T06:33:00.000-04:002006-04-19T06:33:00.000-04:00When you say the words out loud of building a fenc...When you say the words out loud of building a fence on the border, it just sounds ridiculous.<BR/>But, that's what the big "they" keep talking about.<BR/>Isn't it always during an election year that politicians come up with new plans and ideas such as this.<BR/>Enforce the laws that exist. Temporary visas are reasonable. Thinking the issue through ... reasonable.<BR/>Building a friggin wall on the border ... oops said it out loud again and it sounds reactionary, expensive and just plain stupid.Newscomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314104886871823355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1145411657327674252006-04-18T21:54:00.000-04:002006-04-18T21:54:00.000-04:00Successful? Israel? (choking on Joe's coffeee too)...Successful? Israel? (choking on Joe's coffeee too).<BR/><BR/>How much would this fence cost?<BR/>How much does building this fence take away from education, healthcare, or helping to aid the poor of this country? If we can't afford to build flood walls in New Orleans strong enough to keep out the waters of Katrina, where are we getting the money to build this fence?The Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249851191248100823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1145406834995694792006-04-18T20:33:00.000-04:002006-04-18T20:33:00.000-04:00I'm no senator, no lobbyist, just a reasonably int...I'm no senator, no lobbyist, just a reasonably intelligent observer, but the "lack of reality" on the part of government is the key to this immigration problem. Such as enforcement of laws on business that hire illegals and deny using them, and intense prosecution of violators, not more Defense Dept contracts which are then subcontracted out for fences real or "virtual".<BR/><BR/>There are also other more realistic options, like increasing the number of temporary worker visas - that the country benefits from real tax collections.<BR/><BR/>And, again, all this is only my opinion, and honestly - taking policy cues from the Israelis sounds like a path to chaos. And they have real fences, big ones, with zones between them loaded with landmines. <BR/><BR/>In short, there are many options we could employ, but fence-building plays well on the Brochure Campaign, so that's the crap we get. Not to mention a cost in the billions to put this fence plan in place.Joe Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04326800254526438870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15078815.post-1145381635526724822006-04-18T13:33:00.000-04:002006-04-18T13:33:00.000-04:00Now didn't our illustrious misleader say, 'We don'...Now didn't our illustrious misleader say, 'We don't build walls! We build bridges.'<BR/>Someone needs to build a cage & throw him in it.sandegayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662992079161946269noreply@blogger.com