Wall debate obscures other struggles at the border
By COLLEEN LONG and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Pre
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Seen against the backdrop of not only migrant workers but also traffickers and invaders, the issue should be seen as a national security threat. Though the DNC leadership refuses to look at it in that light and even cut off the briefing at the White House given by the DHS, the reality is stark in terms of numbers and consequences on our society.
Till Congress changes the law to impede further invasion and the ‘catch and release’ gamesmanship, we are faced with having to draw a line in the sand. Enough is enough and the erection of a credible border wall speaks volumes. Then and only then can we sit down and talk about the finer niceties on how to better address the problem of those who still filter through the system.
The US is not Great Britain and Churchill’s words ring hollow:
“We shall go on to the end, we shall fight in France,
we shall fight on the seas and oceans,
we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be,
we shall fight on the beaches,
we shall fight on the landing grounds,
we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,
we shall fight in the hills;
we shall never surrender, and even if, which I do not for a moment believe, this Island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God’s good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old.”
Rather the US is now like:
Let ‘Em In
Wings
Someone’s knockin’ at the door
Somebody’s ringin’ the bell
Someone’s knockin’ at the door
Somebody’s ringin’ the bell
Do me a favor
Open the door and let ’em in