They talk about the invasion at our borders, but our borders have never been where they are on a map. Our military and intelligence agencies have always expanded our borders way beyond our geographical borders. In 1846 we went to war to expand our borders into Mexico. And various soldiers of fortune in the 1800s tried to foment regime change in Central America. And our military spent lots of time in Cuba and Central America in the early 20th century. Then in 1854, Matthew Perry took and armed ship to force Japan to trade with us. In 1898, we declared war on Spain to expand our borders to Guam and Philippines. Also, in early 1900s we had gunboats patrolling China's rivers. In 1973, the CIA fomented the demise of Allende's government in Chile. I think a lot of the people coming across the border are not legitimately seeking asylum. They are seeking better economic opportunities, but they are basically following the tendrils of the U.S.'s expanded borders back to their source.
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