In 1491 the border was secure. It has been open to travelers and settlers ever since.
I think most people who want to "close the border" have no fucking clue what that would entail, what that would functionally mean or what they are actually asking for. It is a talking point, not a policy. From where I live, actually closing the border would be an economic and humanitarian disaster.
Guest worker visas.
No one getting in unless identified, thoroughly screened, and approved by the federal govt.
No one.
Identified, fingerprinted, face scanned, ...exactly like mrs bambu was as a tourist.
Secure borders. Sovereign borders. Not anarchy...with Mexican etc drug and human smuggling cartels running everything...like they are now
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