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Chris wrote: When will Fidel Castro stand up and say: "Mr. Bush, tear down that Wall!" ? Chris, as
witty as you are, I hope we can discuss some serious ramifications of what is a
significant force in nation-state internal dynamics as well as the uneven and
often destructive impact of globalization. Obviously,
Mexico’s Fox and US border-state Governors have reason to be concerned that
fence-hopping illegals might be shot by armed troops or vigilantes. Jails are already
overcrowded with Latin Americans who haven’t yet been flown back. The costs and
logistics for this are a nightmare for law enforcement and a bonanza for
contractors and opportunists. All Americans
should be leery of the symbolic implications of a built wall on our southern
border, regardless of current levels of immigration and what they think should
be done about it, whether for security reasons or otherwise. This wall is a
fake solution, staging National Guard troops to man technology and engineering jobs
while the Border Patrol do the actual security work is clever, but too much
like dumping sandbags over broken levees after Katrina, an emergency response
to a poorly designed problem long ignored. The solution is obviously not in
barbed wire fencing. I am reminded
of a prediction that a lobbyist made to me during a job interview over a decade
ago. He correctly suggested that the spotted owl environmental protections,
much-hated by the logging industry, would be dwarfed by the incoming salmon
protections. Politically, the immigration issue could be Bush’s Waterloo,
judging by the anger it has generated among some who have been holding their
extreme views in check until now. karen |
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