The Value of a Border Wall

Israel has several border walls separating its territories from some of its neighbors. Historically, Israel has experienced several international attacks from countries who feel that Israel should not exist as a country in that area.  For Israel the walls are not the only part of the solution, but they are effective a very important part of their border security.

Here are some other countries who have constructed walls to help protect themselves from their neighbors:  

India, Pakistan, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, China, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Iran, 

Costa Rica, Maylaysia, Botswana, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, Belize, South Africa, Kuwait, Hungary, Estonia, Kazakstan, Hungary, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Brunei, Egypt.

And we should not forget the wall constructed by North Korea, though we are not sure that wall is meant to keep South Koreans out or keep the North Koreans in.

While a Border Wall with Mexico would not give us total security, it is clear that it is a very important part of our border security strategy. 

Is America Great?

If not for us, all of Europe would be speaking German today and all of Asia, including China, Thailand, Maylasia, Borneo, Singapore, Indonesia, New Guinea, Bali, East Timor and a good portion of Australia would be speaking Japanese. 

Of course that does not account for our greatness today. That has been thrown away by Liberal/Progressive Causes which have weakened our leadership in the world. We have now regained some of that leadership.  These gains are, however, opposed by those same Liberal/Progressive Forces who say we must keep our borders open and be kinder to our enemies. If we don't offend them maybe they will go easy on us. We are like the one in the water that hopes the sharks will eat us last.  We must stand strong and reaffirm our willingness to stand up to derision and defamation.  We must continue to strive for the resolve to make this country great again. 

Open borders is not a solution.  (Look at what is happening in France, Germany and other European nations that opened their borders to allow the immigration of cheap labor.)  We must be able to ensure that those who come to this country wish to be here as a part of American society and contribute their efforts to this country’s strength.  We must be able to control the numbers of immigrants so they do not overwhelm our ability to absorb them.  They must not come here to take what they can in benefits while waving the flag of the country they left.  The lesson of the Roman Empire is glaring – Rome fell when it failed to protect its borders.

A weak military is also not a solution.  There are other nations of the world who would use their strengths to subdue other nations by force or the threat of force.  They would carve off portions of their neighbors land or areas of international seas for political or strategic gain.  We are not out to conquer land or other nations.  From a position of strength we have acted, not as conquerors, but as protectors of the free world.    

Is America great?  From my point of view we are regaining that position, but we can not rest on our laurels.  We need to continue with those efforts we are making to solidify our position at home and on the world stage. We can not look at ourselves as separate from the rest of the world but as a strong and independent player in the future of international affairs.