Soccer Mom: Unplugged

Today, the Senate voted to allocate nearly $2 billion to begin building a 370 mile fence and 500 miles of 'vehicle barriers' along our Southern border.  According to the article in the Washington Times , Senators have been hearing from constituents about the issue. I guess all those threats on conservative talk radio paid off.  I can't count how many times in the past 8 months I have heard pundits and talk show hosts hold their votes hostage to this issue.

Personally, I still think that the better option is to turn off spigot that is draining tax-payers while offering a free ride to illegals.  No more free education.  No more nautalization if you are born to and illegal on our soil.  No more free medical (other than emergency care).  No more handouts without citizenship or legal residency. Nothing. Zip. Nada. You'd see more people get into line to enter through the system if they knew the grass weren't quite so green over here.  But, I suppose the fence is a start. 

Here's a question:  If a Mexican can save enough money to pay a "coyote" to smuggle him across the border,  why can't he save enough money to convince immigration that he can buy a bus ticket back home when his visa expires?  You hear all these sob stories about people waiting in line for months only to be refused entry because they can't show they have the money to return home after their "trip to Disneyland" (I believe that's the lie would-be Mexican immigrants were using in the Newsweek article I read). Just wondering...   Cate