Why not fix the problem?
Written by Nate on October 12th, 2006That is exactly what I would ask President Bush if I had the chance to have a heart to heart. It is stories like this that make me want to know why. When the immigration issue comes up, the politicians always say, “We are really serious about this issue, that is why we are adding 1,000 boarder agents” or “we are going to spend an additional 5 million on securing the boarder.” Well yip, yip, yahoo, what is that supposed to do? I am not questioning that they have done some things, but why not do EVERYTHING we can to fix the problem it is so serious? If we can do more, why aren’t we? Seriously, why not?
Our bureaucracies have shown that throwing a bunch of money at the problem and adding more government employees does not solve anything.
People have stopped taking government serious because they don’t think government is serious about fixing this problem. Conservatives in particular feel like they are getting played. So when the politicians brag about adding a few boarder agents, people take it as an insult to their intelligence. Government does not lack the means or resources to fix this problem, they lack the motivation, and until they convince the people (including me) that they are serious about really fixing the problem people will continue to lose faith in our leaders. So guys, why not fix the problem?
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Because they don’t want to? And you are being played. Bush is a gigantic fraud and a horrendous leader. His presidency will go down in history for its great opportunities and even greater failures. This man doesn’t want to solve the immigration problem and is pissed off that plebs like you and me are questioning him about it. He will hem and haw his way through to 2008 and nothing will change, not a damn thing.
When the GOP gets serious about a whole host of issues, immigration included among them, then they can have my vote back, but until then I hope the Democrats shell them in November.