For weeks, Bill O'Reilly has been calling for the action that Governor Rick Perry (Texas) is going to make: sending the National Guard to deal with the border between Mexico and the United States. It's a touchy situation and there are all sorts of dimensions.
There's the dimension that the majority of people crossing the border are children.
There's the dimension that once the people cross the border, they are putting a burden on social service resources.
There's the dimension that this country was built upon immigrants.
There's the dimension that some of the people crossing are not good people and could result in higher crime rates.
The way I see it, from up here in Iowa, is that when President Obama asks for 4 billion dollars to deal with the issue, it is money being flushed down the drain. Who did the analysis to figure out that was how much money is needed? No one knows if it's too much or not enough.
I think throwing money at the issue is not enough. I do not believe that people, even if they are children, should be granted the honor of being a United States citizen just because they showed up at the border. There are laws. Those laws need to be followed. If the law is not helpful at the moment, then change the law. This does not mean an executive order to by-pass Congress. It means working together.
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