The point is, IF THEY WOULD HAVE ENFORCED THE LAW, MOLLIE TIBBETTS WOULD STILL BE ALIVE!!! The fact that there are citizen pieces of **** as well has NOTHING to do with that fact, and you know it! You're not as stupid as that dipshit Elfie, so please stop acting like it.
This guy didn't sneak in overnight due to the lack of a wall sealing off 1,954 miles of the Mexican border. The dude lived here for years with falsified documents, worked on a farm, had a place to live, happy as a cat. The fact he brutally murdered an innocent student jogging on a road in Poweshiek County, Iowa, makes him a killer, and a murderer.
This ****** was an illegal alien, no denying that. He crossed into the country at some point, who knows where or how, broke a bunch of laws, forged his identity. Then he brutally murdered an innocent woman with a bright future. If convicted, he'll face justice, possibly the death penalty or life in prison. That's this man's story, this man's folly. Came here illegally, committed a terrible, horrendous crime. **** this guy, I hope he pays the price, as he should.
But to make this a Gotcha! moment, to try to prove a point about illegal immigration is wildly off base. The idea that this could have been avoided by Trump being tough on immigration by simply building a border wall is a pipe dream.
It's confounding that anyone who thinks Trump's wall is an over-hyped political gimmick is instantly labeled an advocate of illegal immigration, open borders et al. That's nonsense, nobody in their right mind wants that.
I'm all for secure borders, tough border enforcement & immigration controls. No way people should be streaming in, on foot or otherwise without following the laws. Trump's singular focus is on building an unfathomably long and sturdy, physical wall. But he never adds any substance or intelligent discourse on what he plans on doing besides that. I can hear the chants now...
"Build that wall! Build that wall!"
Building a wall won't help you track foreigners who fly in and overstay their visas. I wouldn't be shocked if more crime is committed nationwide by foreign nationals in fancy apartments and offices in big cities, here illegally, gaming the system, than crimes committed by illegals from Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala working on farms, washing dishes or mowing lawns.
This was a high-profile murder, a regretable one, and there have been plenty of others committed by legal and illegal immigrants. But using the death of Mollie Tibbetts to advance a cheap political argument - for the midterms, for a border wall or whatever - is misguided and frankly pathetic. The saddest thing is it seems to me Trump jumped on this - as well as the S. African farmers story - not out of genuine empathy or concern, but simply because he saw it on FoxNews one morning and it triggered a response. That's not how Presidents best serve the country, shooting from the hip like that.
You want to do something about it? You're the President, work with Congress, pass immigration laws, secure the borders. Stop shouting at rallies and tweeting about it. If your solution is building a glorious, 21st century version of the Great Wall of China, then make a convincing argument to build it, tell people why it makes sense. Figure out the budget for it, move on it, make it happen. You have to bring people into the fold, in this case lawmakers from both sides, as well as the American public. Make a sensible argument, get people on your side. That's what Presidents do, or at least should do, to achieve their goals.
Trump seems content to keep playing footsie with his base and scoring brownie points with FoxNews announcers. All the while belittling the death - and desecrating the memory - of a young woman who was brutally murdered just a few days ago.
