agree on the wtf are you talking about. see no connection between the linked story and either racism or human rights/problems. the only connection to human trafficking is tangential.
ohhh, i dont know... maybe it is the fact that the bloodiest war on the planet is taking at the border of Mexico and the US, and ashholes like your ilk yell racism when some feel that increased border security is needed??? You do realize that these migrants were on their way to the US, right? Maybe if it wasn't so damn easy to get into this country illegally, the central Americans wouldn't be getting massacred in their attempt to enter this country!?! But hey, logic hasn't been a part of you guys' repertoire, sooo...
Serious logic fail. Followed up by serious irony fail.
I care deeply about these people, but the solution has nothing to do with building some super awesome, impenetrable wall (see: Gaza). The solution has to do with greater numbers of legal immigrants through a streamlined process, the removal of any red tape for any immigrant who graduates from an undergraduate from staying here and actively providing incentives for those who complete a graduate program here. We need more immigration, not less and we need more transparency and clear, hassle-free guidelines. This is a free-market conservative solution and the demagoguery on both sides is sad.
The sad truth is we are unable to solve Mexico's problems and, in fact, we thoughtlessly confound them through our immigration and drug policies.
kat kid, you try alot... and I do commend you for it! But your logic is the one that is severely flawed... you are the "bleeding heart" (see "I care deeply for these people) that just doesn't see reality. Notice, I didnt say "a super awesome wall"... personally, I think a wall is a bad idea. Greater numbers of immigrants??? Do you have any idea how backed up our immigration services already are??? Once again, no since of reality, just non-researched babble. The red tape for "foreign" graduates is not that bad... trust me dude, I know wayyyy more "foreign" students than you... I know who are, and we do have a lot of mutual friends.
Question: why do we need more immigration? Not trying to set you up, just want to hear your point.
You provided NOTHING in your post... just a comment about a wall and that we need more legal immigration... once again, NOTHING. There are people being slaughtered in their attempt to make it in to THIS country illegally... where is the UN??? Where are all of the activist that shout about genocide in Africa??? Come on, you "care" about these people, where is your voice??? This is literally hours from YOU (everybody on this board)! Some 23,000 have been murdered in the last four years, and it is taking place at our border. Phoenix is number one or two in the world in kidnapping cases and it is directly related to what is going on at our border.
I rarely bet, but I'd be willing to wager a pretty good sum that potential migrants would think twice about attempting to come here illegally if the border was shut down by our military.