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return to the wall

i'm back to this wall issue. last night the senate voted to end debate and by saturday they will hold the final vote on this bill. here are some things people have said:
Jeff Sessions, Republican, alabama
“We know that fencing works. It’s time to make it a reality. Then we’ll have some credibility with the American people. Then we can talk comprehensively about how to fix an absolutely broken immigration system.”

Mexican chancellor, Derbez
"No se pueden solucionar los problemas migratorios construyendo barreras, no se puede mejorar la seguridad, construyendo muros." "Migration problems cannot be solved building barriers, you cannot improve security building walls."

another mexican diplomat said that these measures hurt the bilateral relationship, they are contrary to the spirit of cooperation that should prevail to guarantee the security of the common border, they propitiate an atmosphere of tension, and they create splits instead of convergences between the two countries.

i should point out that mexico doesn't say this because they think a wall will actually work and are afraid they'll have to stop throwing their people out of their country. rather, because (please reference my earlier entry), as the recently elected president Calderon has said, the only solution to the migration problem consists in creating employment opportunities in Mexico.

i wonder how mr. sessions knows that fencing works since it still needs to be made a reality. and just what credibility will he have from us? has he lost credibility? credibility for what? and by completing a construction project and spending lots of money he will get it? i don't understand.
anyway, it's not too late to email your senators!!!!! everything gets done at the last minute right...
go here: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=OH

this wall is not only going to cost a lot of money but lives as well from immigrants who will now seek more dangerous routes. morever, it will create tension not just in the border towns, but between americans and mexicans. walls divide and separate. mexico is not against strengthening our national security. but the solution lies in creating employment in mexico and a bilateral effort toward fixing border problems. as seems to be our habit in the rest of the world, we are alienating mexico.

posted by leah v @ 1:14 PM