Originally Posted by mono tejano

What this and almost every single source that advocates some form of 'fence' or other barrier leaves out of the discussion, among other things, are the 14 sister cities which sit right on the border. From San Diego/Tijuana all the way to Brownsville/Matamoros there is a huge amount of urban development RIGHT ON the border which is dependent for its economic livlihood on the interactions of people on BOTH sides of the border. Building that fence is going to destroy or at least severely impact the economies of all ten states in the border region (US and Mexico).

I'm not suggesting that we should have 'open' borders, but I still wait, patiently, for someone, anyone to come up with a reasonable solution to the TOTALITY of this issue.

One thing this article reports spot on is the fact that those who live far from the border have no real idea what they're talking about when it comes to issues of immigration or other border region issues, but it too misses the mark. As do so many.