Tuesday, August 9, 2011

In YA Politics, do a majority of us like to imagine having "bad" people killed?

Enforcing the border with force is not the same as killing people over differing political ideologies. I don't want anyone to die. But the use of force is sometimes the only viable option. Often the believable threat of force is enough to deter aggression. If you see a "Trespassers will be shot on sight" sign, it makes you think twice about trespassing. So armed guards with shoot on sight orders at the border would certainly deter all but the most determined border crossings. At the same time, we need to cut the red tape that makes legal immigration so difficult. People will follow the path of least resistance. Make legal immigration easier and illegal immigration harder. More people will choose legal immigration. Right now our policies are backwards. It is not a matter of wanting to kill anyone. It is a matter of presenting a credible threat to deter aggression and intrusion.

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