Border Immigration Problem

A group of congressional Republicans are headed to the Texas border to blast Biden over what's going on.

65 days, That's how long Biden's been in office. Yet nothing has been done legislatively to address this situation for decades before he became president. Do me a favor. Over the next few weeks when critics attack Biden. Ask yourself what ideas are they offering instead?

Many of these same critics are livid against sending money south of the border which could help keep them there. Instead with no alternative and desperate they continue heading north hoping for a better outcome. If we really want to end this problem we need to improve their lives where they live. I doubt any one of us residing where they are forced to live wouldn't do the same. Hell we do that when moving our families hoping for better neighborhoods and  schools. Why wouldn't you think they'd want the same?

This political bantering back and forth has been going on long before Reagan came into office. Yet still here we are. Same problem. Different day.

Some may argue screw them, this isn't our problem. Well yes it is. These people aren't going to stop trying. This has been going on for decades. We have two options. One to build a wall and shoot them at the border. Or try and end the root cause. I'm for the latter. I'd rather spend a several million dollars which goes a lot farther in their country then the billions to cope with them here. I'm sure they'd like to stay in their own country as much as we want them there.

Others may argue they don't want our tax dollars going to foreign countries. Yeah well better then spending 10x's more supporting them here. To my way of thinking even if not for humanitarian reasons think of it in terms of economics. Waste lots of taxpayer dollars here or a fraction of it in the countries they come from. Places where American dollars go many times further. Where a family could live on less then $50 a month in some areas.

The other alternative is to keep bitching blaming one politician or another spinning our wheels like we've always done. This isn't a political problem. It's a people problem. It must be treated as such. Up to now it's been a never ending game of political football. This needs to change if there is ever to be a resolution. Let's find a way to make their lives more tolerable where they live so they won't want to come here even knowing they're not wanted facing uncertainty.