Donald Trump has a fatal flaw to his border wall. It is "States Rights." No one understands their borders better than the states themselves. Even though the USA sovereign borders are the authority of the federal government and eminent domain can be used to obtain the land for a wall, that is the exact problem Trump doesn't seem to understand. He understands "The Wall" is an emotional issue with his base, but, to actually have a workable plan requires information from the states affected by "The Wall." The lack of research and insight into what actually works will bolster the idea of States Rights and competing plans for the USA sovereign border.
The Democrats need a spokesperson and the best person for that job is Beto O'Rouke. He knows Texas, the state with the longest exposure to the USA southern border. He is clear and concise to what will work and what won't. Texas does not want interference by the federal government, but, it needs the support of the federal government in providing border security when the state cannot provide a budget for it's plans.
November 26, 2018
By Megan Keller
Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) (click here) said Monday the U.S. should follow its own standing immigration laws in dealing with the caravan of migrants attempting to cross the border.
"Let’s do this the right way and follow our own laws," O'Rourke, who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the recent midterms, wrote in a post on Medium. "Allow asylum seekers to petition for asylum at our ports of entry."
"They must do so peacefully and follow our laws; but we must also ensure the capacity to effectively and timely process those claims (right now 5,000 waiting in Tijuana and only 40 to 100 are processed a day)," he continued. "Those who have a credible fear of returning to their home country (as determined by a U.S. judge) will be able stay until their full asylum request has been determined....
