Opinions: January 9, 2020

I sent out an email regarding Southern border enforcement of law. I got back a spectrum of ideas as my friends are on Left and Right of me.

I listen to the agents on the ground who must enforce our laws. The best was Obama’s Chief Mark Morgan. To those who don’t want to argue the issue but feel Trump is a bad man and nothing he puts forth is worthwhile, I can’t debate the matter.  So far I haven’t seen signs of his disbanding Congress. He has put on the Court right of Center Judges, but so was Earl Warren, Miranda etc. and John Roberts Obamacare legality opinion.

But to those who will listen to arguments for enforceable Southern border calling the idea racist against Central Americans and Mexicans, I ask would you do away with visas and passports at Kennedy or SFO International Airports?  Is asking for them racist?

Why not at least listen to Mark Morgan and others on the ground who strongly feel the necessity of a wall on part of the border, or if you like impervious as possible barrier. Certainly drones and even robots in future will be part of security. Let the experts tell us. Forget Trump is the advocate. All his predecessors have dabbled with it. If nothing else once up, it will allow arguments to tackle cocaine imports at ports of entry. It will dissuade gangs and human traffic who don’t fly in.

Do it over 20 years. Legalize DACA and up to 20 million illegals as part of a deal despite the far right.

But we must also find a way to educate in our language 25% of California residents who can’t read or write English, often illegals who I say got an implied right of pathway to citizenship.  They are poor. Our school system is not well. Our poverty rates are unacceptable. Let’s deal with this before we add 300,000 a year more to the 1.1 million legals we take.