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I just can't take anyone seriously who makes excuses for the absolute disaster that our southern border has become. 
It is not "global conflicts."  And, while the amnesty granted by Reagan proved to be a huge mistake (Dems didn't keep their side of the deal), it is not what is causing our current crisis. [b] These people coming probably don't even know who Reagan is.  [/b]

Our current crisis is the result of Biden's campaign rhetoric, his campaign promises, and the actions he took on Day 1 of his presidency sending a loud and clear message that his administration had no intention of enforcing our border laws.  Period.  [/quote]
But they know that several past POTUS have provided amnesty, including a few R ones.  They know that they can get amnesty. That is the point.  They don't care who the POTUS is.[/quote]

They know what Biden and Harris have said.  They know the actions that Biden has taken. 
They know that he has essentially welcomed them, encouraged them to enter illegally, and they know there will be no ramifications for doing so.  In fact, they know that Biden-Harris will reward them for their efforts.  
Don't take my word for it.  The migrants themselves have said they are coming now because Biden is president.  And, the border agents have said our current crisis is the worst they have ever seen it. 
This is a dereliction of duty plain and simple.  [/quote]
 they don't really care who's POTUS. They just know from word of mouth, so and so's cousin/friend/brother/uncle.. that the US has provided amnesty from way back.  That's why even under Trump's rule there were illegal immigrants still trying to cross the border.  The number we see is border "apprehensions". All Trump did was make the illegal immigrants go under ground.  We have zero clue exactly how many illegal immigrants are actually coming across the border.  Additionally, the majority of illegal immigrants now are visa overstays. What is the Rs solution to that?

The border agents there today are probably in their 30s, maybe 40s, and they were either babies or not even born when during Reagan's reign, there was a huge uptick in border apprehensions (see graph).

I used to be a R a very long time ago (Reagan/Bush). I stopped being a R during GWB because I realized that the R party basically lies a sh1t ton to people because they think people are stupid.  And that attitude has continued to this day, especially under Trump.

I am now an Independent.

We do  need better border security, but my point is that this has always been an issue (again, see graph).  Both parties have neglected the immigration and border issues. I swear, sometimes I think the R leadership purposefully ignores doing anything about immigration issues so that they can use it as a cudgel against the Dem party.  Rs these days are about obstruction, not about coming up with real viable solutions.   The wall was not a viable solution, btw. It was an expensive boon doggle.

I'll just keep repeating:  if you want to stop illegal immigration, kill the demand. Why do they come here? Because they know someone will give them a job.  Many of them work in construction, agriculture and hospitality -- an industry that is heavily R leaning.  We need to increase the penalty for hiring illegal immigrants.  The penalty we have now is a drop in the bucket.  It doesn't deter the companies enough to not hire them.  There's a lot of money to be made on hiring cheap labor, and not that much deterrent, so the companies do it.

Kill the demand. You'll see supply dry up.  Until then, a wall won't stop desperate people.[/quote]

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