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Securing the Border

Carcharodon · 2010-05-27 23:56:29

I read recently that Obama has sent 1200 National Guard troops to increase security along the Rio Bravo and also allocated an extra 500 million to help law enforcement along the border. I have my own personal views on immigration reform but I have come to a realization that in order to have reform the borders must be…

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#182 23-08-2012 01:12AM

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Aside from all the political spin about enforcing border security, I doubt that the Republicans or Democrats are truly serious about it. If but for illegal immigration (see earlier demographics), America would reach zero population growth, which would also mean zero growth in the number of domestic consumers. I'm uncertain what implications this would have for their version of capitalism, which has had domestic population growth since the origin of their nation.

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