People that think that there is no emergency on the southern border should go talk with the people that live along there.  The Constitution compels the President as well as members of congress to act and pass legislation to provide for the common defense.  That includes our borders and people invading from other countries.

It's not so much about the poor families "looking for a better way of life", it's more about the illegal activity (other than entering the country illegally).  The human and drug smuggling problem is a real thing that happens every day.

I've witnessed it myself.  My father has a friend that owns a ranch on the southern border.  I've seen the trash, the waste, etc. that these illegals leave behind.  He has had stuff stolen from him, had his property damaged and has to almost on a daily basis fix the border "fence" that separates his property from Mexico.  That "fence" is nothing more than a 4 wire barbed wire fence maybe 4ft high.  They cut it often and actually drive vehicles across his land.  He was advised by border patrol not to engage the trespassers because many are armed and dangerous.  Calling authorities out to his property when he detects the invaders takes hours and is mostly ineffective.

Every president since Clinton (possibly further back) including President Obama has expressed the need to secure the southern border against the cartels, yet nothing has really been done.  The only reason that democrats are opposing any of this is because of who the sitting president is.  I'm no big fan of President Trump, but he is at least trying to actually do something about it rather than paying lip service.

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