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Build The Wall?

3/29/2019

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I'm going to cover a sensitive topic today, and I'm doing so because of an experience we had two weeks ago. This experience made me really think about a very real American issue: Border security. 
As you may know, we were in San Diego a couple of weeks ago, and one of our days there was spent visiting Monument Mesa. Monument Mesa is the most southwestern part of the United States, and is one of the parts of the US/Mexico border that has a wall. We had to hike to the wall, and Nate was starting to tire, so my mom stayed back with him. My dad and I approached the wall. We hiked up a hill where we could see across into suburban Tijuana. Stopping here, we enjoyed the view of Mexico, the U.S., and the Pacific Ocean. During this time, I witnessed three Border Patrol officers who were leading four people into BP cars. It appeared to me that these people had probably attempted to illegally cross the border, but had been apprehended. 
These happenings left me pondering an extremely complicated issue. Should we, as Americans, allow non U.S. citizens, to enter our country without being background checked? Who knows what (drugs, illegal weapons) or who (criminals) might come in to the U.S.? Also, by illegally coming in, they'll be skipping the line which is full of many people legally going through the immigration process may have been waiting for a decade or more.
But I haven't told you everything that we saw.  3 out of the 4 people that we had seen being led into the cars were in the same family: A mom and two kids. (I know this because I  overheard a Border Patrol officer). It made me really wonder how desperate you'd have to be if you attempt to cross one of the most (if not the most) well protected borders in the world to get to a better lifestyle. Ninety-five percent or more of these people are merely trying to escape a difficult life from their home country. It's very difficult not to have your heart touched by these kinds of people and their situation. 
So we are stuck with the decision: Should we allow refugees to illegally cross the border, should we build a wall, or should we change the immigration process so more immigrants can come in quickly and legally? 

​-Woodsman Will-
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Pat Phillips
3/31/2019 04:20:33 pm

Will, all good questions. We have a friend, here with a visa, that went back to Mexico a couple of months ago to take care of his dying father. He is now back at the border, but may not be able to come back because of tension, rules, etc.. He has a wife and son here! The guys with visas are here to work and got here without the long wait, but know things could change quickly. As another friend in same situation said, "the authorities know where we are, what we are doing and we are not a risk. They are not arresting us if we have no criminal record." He is almost afraid to drive and never does after dark because a traffic violation could change things.
Our country has had laws on the books for years that have not been enforced, a blind eye was turned because having illegal labor benefitted so many. We have been sending aid to the countries where these caravans are coming from for many years, with no over site or accountability. Now everyone is hollering, pointing fingers, making demands and innocent people will get hurt. I am so glad to hear your compassionate reasoning. Your generation will be our future leaders. I pray for you all and am encouraged by so many that I am encountering. Seek to know God's Truth and stand firm in Him. God bless you!

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