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If you're disgusted at the government's inaction, take it out on the government. That's what elections are for. If, as a democratic principle, a majority want the borders closed, it'll happen. If not, then admit that you are on the losing side of the vote. Of course, you can keep trying to win a majority for that view. But, don't declare open season on other human beings. Jesus didn't do that with the prostitute. And, the Samaritan didn't ask for a green card first. (a) A majority, in poll after poll, DO want the border closed. The goons we send to Washington ignore that. Are we being fairly represented? Your snide "losing side of the vote" comment is meaningless if our representatives are not doing what we're sending them to Washington to do, is it not?

(b) I've never declared "open season" on any individuals. On the other hand, every individual MUST be aware of the ramifications of the decisions they make. Ignorance cannot possibly remove all of the risks from entering this country illegally, and we shouldn't be expected to bend over backwards to do the same.

(c) Jesus also had quite a few thoughts on obeying the law of the land in which you live (Recall "Render unto Cæsar?") as well, but you don't see me trumping those out to try and gain some kind of moral supremacy. The fact that you insist on bringing irrelevancies into this argument to try and make those who disagree with you look inhuman speaks volumes.

You may be happy with this wave of immigrants crossing the border—who's to say? I can easily imagine my life without them, as that's exactly how my youth was spent. I'd love to see this country return to that condition, eventually. As always, you're more than welcome to disagree. Disagreements are one thing we'll always have here on FR.

Most respectfully,
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Of course, I meant to type this—please forgive my lack of a paragraph break in the previous post: If you're disgusted at the government's inaction, take it out on the government. That's what elections are for. If, as a democratic principle, a majority want the borders closed, it'll happen. ...

(a) A majority, in poll after poll, DO want the border closed. The goons we send to Washington ignore that. Are we being fairly represented? Your snide "losing side of the vote" comment is meaningless if our representatives are not doing what we're sending them to Washington to do, is it not?