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Is there some reason why it is the responsibility of Americans or their government to provide for people that enter the country illegally? Parents are endangeri
by core-questions 7y ago
Is there some reason why it is the responsibility of Americans or their government to provide for people that enter the country illegally? Parents are endangering their children's lives and committing crimes, contributing to a rising problem, and the biggest concern we're supposed to have is whether the children are comfortable enough?
I'm tired of this emotional manipulation. It's perfectly reasonable for a country to have a border and to defend it against illegal entry. To suggest otherwise is literally to attack the very concept of a nation and to eschew any sense of respect for the existing tax base.
- threatofrain 7y agoPutting aside the lens of responsibility for a moment, the parents and kids are rational if in the sum of all things the grass is actually much greener on the other side of the fence. Of course the nation with the greener grass is also free to exercise a rational value of preservation of position, especially if scaling isn’t cheap or easy. In an increasingly disparate world nations may find themselves building more fences.
- core-questions 7y ago> in the sum of all things the grass is actually much greener on the other side of the fence. Sure, but this needs to include a risk calculation - how tall is that fence, and what happens when you don't make it over, versus other options like migrating somewhere else more local, or refocusing your efforts in your own community.