Until they start building the wall it's just smoke and mirrors.
Now THAT's funny! The National Guard is smoke and mirrors, but a wall - a wall will solve all our problems! [slapping thigh]
And the funny thing is...a WALL is nothing but smoke and mirrors to a large extent as well (yet that is what you want). There are already large sections of walls across our borders and they do not solve a thing.
An additional reality is many of the new wave of "illegals" over the past 20 years (since R. Reagan's full amnesty bill with no requirements) did not come here via being "illegal" from day one. Many of them came here on "worker permits" and have simply never reported back and overstayed there permitted time - Thus they are now illegal.
A wall doesn't do a thing to stop this -
GWB is taking a 40 year in the making problem and trying to work within the current framework the best he can. That some on the "right" now are not allowing for good men to come to any differences of opinion on the best way to solve this long in the making problem is absurd.
GWB is a d*mn fine President and one hell of a CIC. This Country should be honored to have a man of such character and quiet yet steady resolve. These are two qualities sorely lacking among men of this world anymore.
Although I strongly advocate border security in the form of stationed National Guardsmen and/or a perimeter-wall it doesn't address either the 20 million+ illegals already here (with their third world diseases, high crime rate, and welfare addictions) or the desire of many more millions to come here in the first place. The only way to deal with that is to repeal the anchor baby laws, end the welfare freebies (medical, education, etc.), and severely punish illegal-hiring businesses. Do that and we'd see a huge exodus of illegals back to their third-world homelands.
ALL of this needs to be done. ....and if this story turns out to be true and the NG will be placed on the border in sufficient numbers, it's a good place to start.
Yup. They will have some rule such as do NOT engage the invader...contact border control...observe only.
Good start, but I'm waiting for the wall
Likely true unfortunately. Amnesty appears to be the priority for these folks - until that's off the table, it is hard to take enforcement promises seriously.
"Amnesty now and enforcement later" - why do Americans keep buying that snake oil?