25 Republican governors back Texas in escalating border standoff with US gov

25 Republican governors back Texas in escalating border standoff with US gov(bbc.com)

4 points by baremetal 2 years ago | 4 comments

h2odragon 2 years ago |

Aint it fun how "Let's make legal immigration easier" conversation never happened.

Many migrants want to be citizens, because they appreciate the benefits of American society, more than the native born do. Let's give these folks a copy of the Constitution and an oath on entry and a test in 3 months or so (repeatable) and get them Citizen-ized.

imzadi 2 years ago |

This issue will never get the attention it needs because both sides are more interested in politicizing it then actually fixing it. Meanwhile, real people are caught in the middle and literally dying.

hotpotamus 2 years ago | |

It's a strange issue to me. People all over the world, but particularly south of the US border feel compelled to come to the US for opportunity, and I suppose they are finding employment at least. How do you fix that?

imzadi 2 years ago | | |

A lot of the people coming across the southern border aren't necessarily coming for opportunity, so much as to escape a dangerous situation. The issue isn't a simple one, and it requires a wholistic approach. Unfortunately, our current political discourse doesn't really support measured, nuanced discussion. Everything needs to be an emotional appeal in less than 300 characters. We'll never find a resolution when one side wants to literally militarize the border and the other side wants to fully open it, and no one wants to explore solutions in the middle. I say this as a very left-leaning person who would be fine with an open border, but I know it's not a popular solution and a real solution needs to be more measured.