if you build it, they won't procreate

Digging into my files, here are some excerpts from a nice little piece from Cal Thomas in World...

On June 23, the Supreme Court refused to take up the appeal lodged by environmental groups that focused on a two-mile stretch of border fence in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area near Naco, Ariz....

The environmentalists based part of their challenge on claims the fence would harm the mating habits of two types of wildcats....

And then, to the broader problem:

Unlike immigrants who have come before and were expected to assimilate, learn English, and embrace American history and culture, today's immigrants come to an America characterized by identity politics, political correctness, and Great Society programs. As a result, he writes, too many are encouraged—through the internet and cheap international phone service—to lead "transnational lives," thus foiling the best efforts to make them part of us, rather than half and hyphenated Americans who remain strongly tied to their countries of origin....

One might add that we have ridiculous INS procedures which tempt people to enter illegally. Bottom line: if people want to come here to work and become citizens, the more, the merrier!