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Border security is a matter of national security.

Border security is about more than immigration.

Well, our dictator and chief has done it again. He has now bypassed congress and ordered border patrol agents to release illegals after catching them. If that were not bad enough, he is then going to issue them work permits so that they can legally work in the US. So, how does that make the unemployed in this country feel about being able to find work in the near future? This is outrageous! Not that it is surprising coming from him, but the timing is suspect. All of his talk of putting Americans back to work, and he is going to add illegals into the mix, when there is already a lack of available jobs. But, I think that one point has been overlooked by the media in regards to border security, is the safety of our land and citizens, from not only the violence of drug cartels, but terrorism. If the average mexican immigrant, can cross the border with such ease, and not even be deported, how hard would it be for Al Quaida, or Hamas, to fly someone into Mexico where the security is more lax, and then have them move across the border, only to be stopped by border security, then released and given permission to stay. How does this maintain national security? Allowing these people to break the law, while looking the other way, is not only damaging to our economy, it puts our country's safety and security at risk. All of this, so that our current president can rack up a few more votes before November. I don't think that it Is going to be enough.

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