Striding To America

THE CARAVAN IS COMING. Its inching its way north, up the Mexican map towards the United States. I saw some video of it on TV, and actually the caravan seems to be striding along fast, hiking as a very good speed, young, healthy, fast paced walkers, from what I saw. Most of them are just kids. They - the ones I saw on television - had a very confident stride, and a very determined look to them, as if they are on a mission from God, striding towards America with a glorious purpose, despite all odds. I wouldn't bet against them making it here. And then what? Will Trump have them arrested, locked up, and treated like criminals? Mexico evidently has no intention of stopping them, and turning them back, as it obviously could do. If it were going to, it would have done so by now. Or, maybe the Mexican government will think about it, and decide not to buck Trump, and his threats. Trump is making dire economic threats against mexico if it doesn't stop the caravan; Mexico seems determined to defy America's Don. From every conceivable angle, the best option is to accept them, give them whatever they need, probably food, clothing, and shelter, just a wild guess. Find out who they are, organize them. Get plans started for each of them, either education, employment, or both. Soon as they come of age, fourteen or whatever, they'll be working, and contributing to the American economy, building houses, and doing other important, good jobs. Conservative Republicans tell us that these immigrants must be kept out because they steal jobs from Americans. That is so laughable its hilarious. The opposite is true. Too many good jobs available, no one to fill them. All across America's fruited plain, its the same story; not enough workers. Every housing contractor in the country will tell you that they cannot find enough people to build houses, framing, and all the rest, they cannot find people to fill jobs which can pay fifty grand a year, amazingly. Immigrants can and do pay huge amounts of money into the social security fund, and others. Without immigrants, social security and the others will go bankrupt, because not enough Americans are working to support them. America needs workers, right now. Welcome the caravan!