Securing our Borders

On a recent showing of the T.V. show The O'Reilly Factor, Bill O'Reilly spoke with Jorge Ramos author of the book “Dying to Cross: The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History”. The subject of this show was about the vulnerability of the border between Mexico and the United States. More than 1000 illegal immigrants cross the border each day. As of right now the U.S does not have legislation mandating that the border be secured. Ramos stated that “this country needs more immigrants, to control inflation, which is a big problem right now, to pay for the Social Security of the rapidly aging population, to take the jobs that Americans do not want to take. And quite frankly to maintain the expansion, economic expansion of the United States as a super power.” Do you agree or disagree? Or do you believe that we should militarize our borders?