Security is a concern

I didn’t vote for Trump, and believe him an immoral person and serial liar who will go down as the worst president in history. Yet I agree with him on the border. As is the norm, Trump has consistently embellished, exaggerated, or simply made up statements, numbers, and statistics about illegal immigration, starting with his campaign pledge that Mexico would pay for a wall.

I also don’t believe his motives are for the betterment of our country or security. Trump is about nothing but Trump.

That said, I do agree we have a real problem with illegal immigration, possibly an immigration problem, period. First, to all those in Congress (Republican or Democrat) who advocate loose or nonexistent border control, I would pose a few simple questions: Do you live in a gated community? Do you have a home security system? Do you take advantage of the taxpayer-paid protection afforded you? I suspect the answer to all three would be an overwhelming yes.

More relevant to me, however, is the pragmatic view; in 1918, the U.S. Census Bureau recorded a registered 103.2 million U.S. residents. Fifty years later, in 1968, that number had grown to 200.7 million. Current census info tabulates 327.2 million residents. There’s no denying our country has grown very rapidly. Yet geographically (outside land purchases), the acreage doesn’t. Neither do finite resources such as food, water, fuel, energy, and material to continue building living and working quarters for a growing population. They certainly don’t grow as rapidly as the population has.

So for a country that’s $21 trillion in debt to ignore the conclusion that is going to be a problem going forward is foolhardy. I would like to see a moratorium on all immigration, at least for some time, until we can figure out a long-term plan. My heart goes out to people trying to escape horrible conditions, but when you’re $21 trillion in debt, charity has to begin at home. ANTHONY LLOYD Hot Springs