Fences really do work

I'm always amazed at people who question the effectiveness of walls and fences in deterring illegal immigration, terrorist infiltration and smuggling of all kinds.

It's not even a question of if they work. It's simply a question of how much.

Take a look at Hungary this week and you'll get an idea of how much.

This summer, as many as 10,000 Muslim refugees were streaming across the Hungarian border per day.

Last week, Hungary constructed a simple, inexpensive razor-wire fence. The next day, the illegal border crossers totaled 41.

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Now, obviously, refugee crises can't be handled exclusively by fences. They need to be addressed by other means as well, from humanitarian, diplomatic and policing aspects. You often need to address the source of the problem, too.

But it strikes me, once again, why Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson have emerged as the most popular Republican presidential candidates in 2016 – because they have courageously insisted that America's illegal alien problem first needs to be addressed through the building of walls and fences on our southern border.

It's such common sense – though it is proving uncommon in Washington and other elite political and cultural circles.

It's the first thing to do – but it never is in the U.S.

Note the U.S. has sponsored, designed and financed effective fences around the world to curtail similar problems – just not in America.

Why is that?

Maybe they know they work, but have a vested interest in not solving the problem.

It's becoming more apparent by the day that is the case.

It's become a political cliché to suggest the problem is primarily two-fold:

• Democrats want to attract those they consider future constituents and voters. They don't mind the non-assimilationist policies in place in the U.S. because non-assimilated constituents make better subjects – a new dependency class.
• Establishment Republicans often rely on wealthy donors who like the idea of a continuous stream of cheap labor. Others suggest Republicans can't win future elections without considering the Hispanic vote.

Could it really be that simple?

Meanwhile, Americans have reached the breaking point as they watch their country being "fundamentally transformed" – until recently without any debate, any discourse, any plan for handling the influx of non-English-speakers, any concern about the national security threat posed by unscreened people, some of whom don't simply come because of their desire for honest work.

As we watch the latest "refugee" crisis in Europe, Barack Obama is unilaterally preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of mainly Sunni Muslims into the U.S. That's on top of the tens of millions of illegal aliens already here and still streaming over the southern border.

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Meanwhile, the hottest issue dividing the candidates to replace House Speaker John Boehner is illegal immigration.

But when someone suggests something so simple, inexpensive and effective as building a fence or a wall to protect the U.S. border, it becomes the butt of late-night humor, ridicule and vitriol. It's racist, we're told. It's anti-American, they say. It's jingoistic, they claim. It's hateful, they mock.

I understand why Democrats are eager to change the demographics of America once and for all. It's to ensure their party is undefeatable in future elections.

I don't understand why Republicans go along for the ride. Are they in denial about the anger so evident across America? Do they really think they will win elections in 2016 and 2018 by continuing to ignore the will of the people?

One thing is clear: Fences work. Hungary is just the latest proof. They work wherever and whenever they are tried. For the same reason we put locks on the doors of our homes and cars, we need barriers to illegal and unauthorized entry into our country.

It's just that simple.

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