The article and MD's comments weren't saying that. Nor my intention to say the average illegal alien crossing has guns, drugs or nefarious intentions BUT there is a sizable percentage that do (gang members, cartel operatives, aliens from hostile nations, etc.).
Just secure the border. Just that. If you did that THEN a rational, reasoned and sensible conversation could be had about what should happen to illegal aliens in the US who have lived and worked here with ties to the US. But the short sighted and corrupt economic and left leaning political interests won't turn off the tap so the boat continues to take on water.
The border can be secured and policed reasonably. I as a tax payer would rather spend billions on keeping out random dudes with shotguns, AK-47s, MS-13 tattoos and multiple felony convictions than on useless shit like a GD stupid STOVL fighter that will likely never see combat against another fighter but may be used to bomb some jihadi in turdshitstan for probably 300K per mission.
Rage subsiding....
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