Texas groups want Mexican border closed

The Berlin Wall???

I still remember the fall of the Berlin Wall as possibly the greatest day of my life. Never have I felt such a universal feeling of excitment and HAPPINESS!. I remember the buzz going from mind to mind and the hope, the excitement of what a wonderful time we were living in. First Israel announced they would be taking a bold step backwards. Now the US. Yes, let us cast of the progress of our recent years and charge blindly into the failures of our past!

Before you cheer in support of this notion, consider what it means. 1) Closing the border will require a wall about 1400 miles long. You know how much that'll cost to build? 2) A wall that long is useless without sufficient guards along it. You know how much that'll cost to staff? 3) A wall that long is innefective at keeping people out - look at the Great Wall of China. That wall has NEVER been successful at truly keeping people out - although you can chase your enemies up against the wall while they're trying to escape. This is not an option when dealing with small groups of illegal entrants. Finally the most inportant:

4) Once you've built your wall, once you've filled it with guards, what do you want those guards to do? Do you want to be like the EAST GERMAN SOVIETS and shoot everyone that tries to cross it???! Do you want the rest of the world to say 'Gee, those Americans are worse than the USSR and EAST GERMANY???!!!' Because this is what will happen if you start shooting people for trying to cross a wall. Do you want to support the thing that finally kills the American Dream and turns it into the USSR? Do you have any idea what THAT will cost your country?