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Gil Barndollar, National Interest: A Real Immigration Crisis Is Coming to America Sooner Than You Think
While there is no need for American troops on our border now, that day is coming.
With the midterm election days away, America is grappling with what President Donald Trump is calling an immigration crisis. In response to a serpentine caravan of thousands of Central Americans heading to the United States to apply for asylum, Trump has sent active-duty troops to help secure the border with Mexico.
The president announced Wednesday that the number of servicemen sent to the border could reach fifteen thousand—more troops than the United States now has in Afghanistan. One estimate puts the cost of deploying the initial 5,200 soldiers at $50 million . A pittance in the Pentagon scheme of things, but it’s money that could do real good elsewhere. When asked about the decision, Secretary of Defense James Mattis said bluntly, “We don’t do stunts.” Perhaps, then, we should call “Operation Faithful Patriot” an exercise. What it is not is a rational response to a real threat to American national security.
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WNU Editor: I have said it many times on this blog. We in the West have trouble understanding how hard life is in most countries, and the hunger that exists among many to come to the West for a better life. If given the chance, half the global population would immigrate to the U.S. and Europe n the heart-beat with the expectation to enjoy the life that we do. Of course this is not possible .... resources in the West are limited. But this is not going to deter the migration crisis that is growing .... it may actually accelerate it.
