Securing the border is one thing.
Adopting Isolationist philosophies that allow the threat to gather at our doorstep until inevitably it breaks down the walls we build is something completely different.
Think about it like this in the 1940’s there were millions of Japanese and Nazis that wanted us dead and we did not have borders then in fact our sea ports were open to the immigration invasion that was taking part in this country as millions fled Europe. Anyway what looks logical may not always be the right way forward....
As for the problem of Illegal Immigration itself no Democrat in Congress or positioning themselves for the WH is going to fix it like you or I want it fixed either.
America is on the Offensive in the GWOT hence the removal of Saddam Hussein which was one strategic part of this plan. The Democrats offer nothing but criticism and failure.
Al Qeada has a goal to detonate seven (it was ten at one time) nukes in seven different cities.
I was a Combat Engineer in the US Army. We built battlefields. I know the importance of a good defensive stance. I am not asking to stop trade with anyone, I want to build a defense along the border.
I want our Government to enforce the current immigration laws so the people will trust them to fund and enforce the next set of immigration laws. Right now, I think they would just give amnesty and my border would remain unsecured.