Speeddemon22
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Buoys strung on border canal to prevent drownings
Elliot Spagat, Associated Press 1 hr 2 mins ago
CALEXICO, Calif. A government agency on the front lines of the immigration debate has begun installing lifesaving buoys in a fast-moving canal along the U.S.-Mexico border where migrants drown each year as they sneak into the country illegally.
The debate over the lifelines has long presented authorities with a moral dilemma: Is it acceptable to do nothing when so many immigrants are dying in the water? Or do lifesaving devices lull immigrants into a false sense of security that they can conquer the channel while giving them extra motivation to enter the country illegally?
Buoys strung on border canal to prevent drownings - Yahoo! News
WHAT THE HELL?:
Personally, LilOlLady, I don't think the buoys will trick any of them into thinking it's safer to cross there. And if we can save their lives, we should. I know I'm an ass with a foul mouth who does nothing but cuss about our illegal immigration woes, but I do believe in saving their lives whenever, and wherever possible. They are still human beings and they die far too often en route to cities in the U.S.