re: #399 jvic

I want to add that together with securing the border, I’d end or dial down the idiotic Drug War.

I’ve been saying that for ages. Legalizing or decriminalizing weed would be a good start, I think. Legalize it, tax the shit out of it, and use the money to pay for drug rehab and education programs, and to fund the Border Patrol and the DEA.

Also, it’s not Mexico that would scream the loudest about tougher measures at the border. It would be the same businesses and special interests here in the States that depend on illegal labor who would squeal like stuck pigs. With the sheer amount of goods that cross over daily, those would be some very powerful voices.

That’s what makes any real sealing of the border almost impossible. There’d be a HUGE debate, especially on the right, between the competing ideas of securing the border and interfering with the free market and the free flow of goods.