Subj : Re: The US's other border (no, not that one)
To   : Aaron Thomas
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Mon Oct 10 2022 11:02:05

On 10 Oct 2022, Aaron Thomas said the following...
 AT>  JT> If they do remain in the US, where should we bus them?
 AT> We should take in as many Russian refugees as possible. There's no need
 AT> to bus them around though, because they entered through one of our least
 AT> populated states, and there's room for them there.

That's an interesting take, because it turns out that most Russians who wish
to enter the US without a visa travel to Mexico (which doesn't require visas)
and then make their way to the southern US border. Thousands of them have
been encountered after having crossed the border since the war in Ukraine
started. These two were an exception to that rule.

So you're ok with refugees crossing the border, as long as they don't cross
at the same place as too many other refugees. Why does that matter?

As far as it being ok because Alaska has a low population density, we've
already shown that we're able to redistribute refugees. Why does the fact
that those two men entered over that border vs. the other one gain your
sympathy?

 AT>  JT> Do we need to build a wall in the Bering Strait?
 AT> If it gets to a point where we've got 600,000 gotaways up there in
 AT> Alaska, then yes, wall it up! Not just around the straight, but around
 AT> the whole state.

You do realize that a good portion of Alaska is an archipelago, right? Would
you have us build a wall around each island? Would the fishermen have to go
out in the morning to fish and then knock to be let back in at night? On which
side of the wall would you suggest their fishing vessels be kept?

Jeff.

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