There are a lot of different ways to make the point that securing the border is the single most important goal that the United States can pursue at the moment. You can point to the horrific crimes that are committed by illegal aliens. You can talk about the crowded job market, or welfare programs that are being overloaded, or the fact that housing becomes much more expensive when tens of millions of new residents move into the country. This is all very important and very familiar territory.
But in the wake of the cartel violence that’s unfolding throughout Mexico, there’s a new way to illustrate just how important our border is, and how volatile our hemisphere has become. Take a look at this graphic. It’s from a map on the official website of the U.S. State Department. So you can check me on this, if you pull up the State Department website right now.
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