The Greek government is digging a 120-kilometer (about 75 miles) water-filled ditch along the Eyros River on its northeastern border with Turkey to stop the flow of migrants entering into the European Union, according to news reports. The water barrier will be 30 meters wide and 7 meters deep. The first 14.5 kilometers already have been completed near the Greek town of Orestiada. The Greek government also announced plans to build a 12.5 kilometer fence along a section of the northeastern border with Turkey.At least if it was happening in the US Southwest.
My source is here.
Regards — Cliff
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Given the bankruptcy of Greece, I wonder who is paying for the big ditch......or for that matter......what decade they plan to have it dug and filled with water. I assume that the Greeks think that Turks, et al can't swim...or float boats.....and what about all of the other EU borders that AREN'T "moated?"
On the other hand, are you suggesting that rather than take drastic measures in the US, we should abandon the southern border except for demarcation purposes and declare any and all who come citizens of the US, eligible for all government support and programs.....more so than the average American is able to access...because the immigrants are "disadvantaged?" Is that your posit? That, BTW, is precisely what the DREAM Act intends to do.....
Neal
You know me better than that. Queue jumpers should not be allowed to prosper from their actions. And, Citizens should not be sent to the back of the line. And, why should some kid from Alaska or Hawaii pay full boat here in New Hampshire or Massachusetts if some illegal immigrant is getting in-state tuition?
That said, anchor babies ARE US Citizens. Because that is who we are. That is our test of Citizenship. On the other hand, I would love to see a Constitutional Amendment against dual citizenship! Sorry, Ron. Fully agree with you re the first Para, though.
Regards — Cliff
Two comments.
First, I am fine with dual citizenship as a result of birth and then at the age of 18 or 21, a decision must be made.
AND second, I have no issue whatsoever with so-called anchor babies being US citizens..but that should not confer the rights of citizenship on the parents OR the 532 aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins of every order of magnitude that suddenly need to be part of the nuclear family. The kid can be a citizen, but the Mommy and the Daddy should have no more than 180 days to secure citizenship and renounce their Mexican citizenship.....or they need to go back across the border....taking one very young American citizen with them.
AND....just remembered...so #3..sorry......all of these science and technology graduate students we educate here in the US should be offered a fast track to US citizenship rather than shipping them home when they get their PhD from MIT.
I think it needs alligators.
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