Jim Bowie Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Compiled by a Mexican Organization: https://www.foxnews.com/world/tijuana-is-the-most-violent-city-in-the-world-top-5-located-in-mexico-report-says Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 This is very sad. As a young person growing up in AZ and then later when working in West Texas we enjoyed being able to visit Mexican border towns have great eats and shopping (yeah and some boozing). I remember when we visited my father in law in McAllen we'd always take a trip to Reynosa for chow and his favorite bourbon. All those places are shut now and the jobs and livelihoods lost. The sad truth is at this point in time Mexico really cannot provide internal security let alone border security. For the good of both countries I support the efforts of the U.S. government to try and secure the border better. Among other things these caravans that are such a burden on Mexico would probably stop coming if they knew for sure they couldn't get across. We should all give AMLO our support and prayers as he tries to turn this thing around. It is so depressing to see this happening to both countries. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 I agree that it is sad. It is indicative of what the unbridled and unrelenting use of drugs in the US can cause. But, I don’t see that this article can be connected with border security... of either country... as you segway’d into. The next two cities in Mexico were Acapulco and C. Victoria. I too support our (US) country’s effort to secure the border better but not in the policital way that is being proposed by the current administration. With respect to AMLO.... only time will tell if he can/will affect any meaningful change in Mexico. It’s an extraordinary steep hill he has to climb and there will be significant (artificial) barriers in that climb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 The physical strengthening of the border will require larger and better equipped border crossing points, with an emphasis on scanning equipment and vetting of officers. Those points, seaports and international airports, are the major sources of contraband entering the USA; not through the mountais, deserts or rivers. Some of it is with the 'cooperation' of border officials who have been either 'bought' or threatened. A "wall" would simply be a waste of funds & cost many their property and livelihoods, especially in Texas. It would also destroy several national parks, nature reserves and other environments, including animal migration routes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Well I'm not an expert on border control and respectfully I don't think anyone here is either. The people who actually do this work, and did it for the previous administration don't agree with you on the record. Neither do countries like Israel, Hungary, Jordan, 77 countries around the world (per USA Today) in all probably don't agree with you either. As to the political part, perhaps a review of the position of the current opponents before the last election would be a good exercise for some. I'll leave it at that. This topic is way too political. What I do know is this drug thing has become the scourge of our two countries. Frankly I'm so sick of the people who are the real cause of this, the drug users, I wouldn't shed a tear if they all died tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibbocat Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 ICE can not even protect their wall https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/20/mexico-trump-border-wall-tijuana&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjV7ZDz2pHhAhVQm-AKHdG6CZMQFggFMAA&client=internal-uds-cse&cx=007466294097402385199:m2ealvuxh1i&usg=AOvVaw2aWwxmYaL0PGu1asHfFhAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted March 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 37 minutes ago, ibbocat said: ICE can not even protect their wall https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/20/mexico-trump-border-wall-tijuana&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjV7ZDz2pHhAhVQm-AKHdG6CZMQFggFMAA&client=internal-uds-cse&cx=007466294097402385199:m2ealvuxh1i&usg=AOvVaw2aWwxmYaL0PGu1asHfFhAD It is a terrible situation and is an extreme emergency, not only for drugs, but the human trafficking, the type of people coming, etc. The people in Texas are faced with over 900,000 crimes committed by illegals over the last 5 years and growing daily. Help is desperately needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 31 minutes ago, Jim Bowie said: It is a terrible situation and is an extreme emergency, not only for drugs, but the human trafficking, the type of people coming, etc. The people in Texas are faced with over 900,000 crimes committed by illegals over the last 5 years and growing daily. Help is desperately needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bowie Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, jonnyintrouble said: Fox Texas Department of Safety ! Check it out ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 35 minutes ago, Jim Bowie said: Texas Department of Safety ! Check it out ! Go Google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 50 minutes ago, Jim Bowie said: Texas Department of Safety ! Check it out ! OK, I found it with the following: Report Notes These figures do not attempt to allege that foreign nationals in the country illegally commit more crimes than other groups. http://www.dps.texas.gov/administration/crime_records/pages/txCriminalAlienStatistics.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 .... and the next sentence says “It simply identifies thousands of crimes that should not have occurred and thousands of victims that should not have been victimized because the perpetrator should not be here”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 13 minutes ago, RickS said: .... and the next sentence says “It simply identifies thousands of crimes that should not have occurred and thousands of victims that should not have been victimized because the perpetrator should not be here”. That kind of phrase reminds me of when my motorhome was hit while legally parked in Veracruz by a drunk Mexican driver. The Transito said that had I not parked on the street I would not have been hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Agreed. It also doesn’t take into account that had not the illegal perps done those crimes, some legals would probably have ‘taken up the slack’. You know, like illegals are ‘taking jobs away from legals’. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Don't forget that Texas counts illegal entry as a crime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickS Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 On 3/20/2019 at 8:42 PM, AngusMactavish said: Don't forget that Texas counts illegal entry as a crime. Not to sure of your Post's intent..... the report says that "These figures only count arrests in Texas for state offenses" and "These figures do not count federal criminal charges". Also, the term "criminal alien" refers to an individual who has been identified as an alien by DHS and who has been arrested for a [some other?] state criminal offense, typically a Misdemeanor B or higher, committed in Texas. That would seem to me to say that "the count" had nothing to do with illegal entry as a crime, but rather that a person already charged also happened to be illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 Yes, Mainecoons, I agree with you about the drug users. And we would have the benefit here locally of having much less traffic if the drug users here Lakeside suddenly were not around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted March 22, 2019 Report Share Posted March 22, 2019 That's exactly right. It is the users who drive this scourge. As long as there are buyers there will be sellers. If I have friends that use this crap and contribute to all this death and misery they won't be friends if I find out. I'm not too worried about it as I don't associate with druggies and neither do they. Can't do anything about the neighbors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 The most violent city in the world?? Get serious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted March 23, 2019 Report Share Posted March 23, 2019 Do you know what communism is ?? I do not think so. AMLO is not a communist just a socialist.. probably the same in your book but not in mine..I Europe we know the difference but it seems that nuances are lost for the majority of the Americans. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gringal Posted March 24, 2019 Report Share Posted March 24, 2019 16 hours ago, bmh said: Do you know what communism is ?? I do not think so. AMLO is not a communist just a socialist.. probably the same in your book but not in mine..I Europe we know the difference but it seems that nuances are lost for the majority of the Americans. If anyone gives a whit, Senor Google will provide explanations of the differences. https://www.reference.com/government-politics/difference-between-socialism-communism-e1d6108cb2d94246 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael2595 Posted March 25, 2019 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 Border walls are big business–and not just in Trump’s America The companies that specialize in dividing the world are thriving. https://www.fastcompany.com/90293157/border-walls-are-big-business-and-not-just-in-trumps-america Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.