‘I have no time for illegal immigration,’ Stephen Harper says on U.S. podcast

I guess he should have clarified his position on that.

Yes, on that point he does come off as an idiot... at least by our standards. Just the kind of dope who can give the xenophobic name throwers ammunition.
They aren’t “illegal” just “undocumented” (face/palm). It’s probably considered hate speech to call them illegal anymore.
Any other first world country would arrest you and deport you but not us... just listen to the pearl clutchers wax philosophic about the Statue of Liberty the moment any such thing is suggested.

Thanks for your commentary! I also like adding Canadian cartoons. LOL

You make a great point. If only others could deliver the message in the same way you did, it might actually shift public opinions. It usually isn't put so reasonably.

It might be worth nothing that maybe current generations, including mine, think the U.S. can do so much, because we have historically placed ourselves in issues across the world. The U.S. gives the appearance that it can solve any and every issue, so it's no wonder that some within generations believe that their country is capable of any and everything. When we have internal issues of our own, yet can still commit millions/billions of aid to other nations, it can be easy for some to assume the U.S. can handle seemingly "simple" issues at home.

That said, most don't understand how national power works, so their perception of how the U.S. prioritizes and handles business is skewed. In my opinion it's not their fault, because international politics are not meant to be so obvious to the public.

SFC (Join to see) - When the US spreads a few billion around the globe it’s a great PR talking point however, just look at our budget. Trillions. A few billion tossed around here and there is just considered a gain for the control factor it gives us over other countries leadership.
Cheaper than gunboat diplomacy in other words.

PO3 Bob McCord Seriously, if we want to keep the lifeboat from overfilling we should look at our northern border, not our southern border.

LTC (Join to see) So that system can't work on our southern border?

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen not sure how the Mexican legal system is linked into the American system but I'm sure that whatever databases are available are linked into Homeland Security to keep out those on terrorist watches or other people Criminal from Interpol that shouldn't be allowed in

PO3 Bob McCord it's easy to hide those kind of subversive in a mob like that. But I would say 90% of them are looking for a better life and do you want to work hard. My mother is Conjuring and Hondurans are known as hard workers.