I'm also understanding and compassionate dstieger but our citizens and our warriors must come first………

Here’s my gray,

75% of the American people are living pay check to pay check

22 Vets commit suicide every day

49,933 homeless veterans which represents 8.6 percent of the total homeless population.

The average age of a homeless person is 9 years old.

More than 3.5 million people are homeless every night, and 1.35 million are children.

More than 30 percent of homeless families have an open case for child abuse or neglect.

Of the 31.1 million people living in poverty, more than 12 million are children.

60.000 opioids deaths each year

Did I mention we are 20 trillion in debt

Sorry if I sound so GRAY and gloomy.

ecr wrote:

This old chingadera has some valid points. =d>

deadeyedick wrote:

lines were too long?

frankj1 wrote:

ummm....no, it was the uniforms with guns...

Funny how the number of Mexicans entering the US illegally has declined sharply...maybe it has something to do with how US-Mexico economic treaties in the past few decades have helped to bolster the Mexican economy which now has enough jobs to keep its citizens at home...US and Mexico both benefit from joint economic efforts.

Might a similar strategy of spreading democracy, liberty and freedom through economic improvement of our other Central and South American neighbors work, too?

delta1 wrote:

I agree with Rick. They were flooding over during Obama, Trump made it hard enough to deter most people from trying.

When Obama was president, you used to always here about illegals causing trouble... I think the ones that do get in are keeping their heads down a little more now because they know the green trucks aren't playing catch and release anymore.

bgz wrote:

The decline of numbers of illegal Mexican immigrants started in 2009, and in 2015 -2016, the year before Trump's term began, the percentage of illegals from Mexico among all illegal immigrants was the smallest in decades - only about 50%.
Here's an interesting article about illegal immigrants in the US:

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/27/5-facts-about-illegal-immigration-in-the-u-s/ 



Trump's claim that "the Mexican rapists and murderers have been pouring in" is another of his grand myths, designed to invoke fear and loathing, in order to gain support for his Wall. Not sure why he insists on building a wall since few believe one will be an effective barrier to illegal crossings. My theory is Trump wants to cement for all time his name in American history. He dreams it'll be like the US version of the Great Wall of China, standing into perpetuity, with his name stamped on it, lasting far longer than his name-branded hotels, casinos and golf courses...

delta1 wrote:

[quote=delta1]The decline of numbers of illegal Mexican immigrants started in 2009, and in 2015 -2016, the year before Trump's term began, the percentage of illegals from Mexico among all illegal immigrants was the smallest in decades - only about 50%.
Here's an interesting article about illegal immigrants in the US:



Al, I'm pretty sure even you recognize that the decline at that time corresponded with the recession and lack of jobs awaiting those who wanted to come. Temporary situation.

deadeyedick wrote: