We pick up where we left off yesterday: Americans are worried about unlawful immigration. Period.

To my point, Bryan N. writes…

• “We want and need immigrants who improve the country, but we must know who is coming in. Apply to enter and come in through the front door. If you cross the border illegally, you should be deported.”

It sounds so simple, right?

If you’re a country like Germany — with a population around a quarter of the U.S. population — it’s at least… simpler.

But bear in mind: At almost 2,000 miles long, the U.S. border with Mexico ranks as the tenth-longest border in the world separating two countries.

Citing The Council of Foreign Relations: “In the first five months of [2024], CPB agents encountered more than nine hundred thousand migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border.

“The majority hailed from just six countries: Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Cuba, Ecuador, and Colombia, in descending order.”

You don’t need to be a migration expert to figure that our Southern border is a massive vulnerability.

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Your Rundown for Tuesday, October 29, 2024...

Trump: “A Nation Without Borders Is Not A Nation”

During his 2015 presidential campaign launch, Donald Trump made building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border a central promise of his platform.

Ever since, the mainstream media has had a field day, lambasting Trump for such an unsophisticated, outmoded approach to illegal immigration.

But border walls have been a cornerstone of civilizations throughout history — from ancient empires to modern nation-states.

Is a border wall an overly simplistic solution to a complex problem? Possibly. But let’s scratch below the surface…

According to a 2022 white paper at Migration Policy Institute, the 21st-century has seen a proliferation of border walls/restrictions as a result of…

“… the downsides of globalization such as mass migration, illicit trafficking and the erosion of state sovereignty.”

In an increasingly interconnected world then, borders still play a significant role by:

• Asserting sovereignty
• Controlling immigration
• Enhancing national security

But the mainstream’s inch-deep analysis of Trump’s pledge to enhance U.S.-Mexico border security has been dogged relentlessly — the final insult being that Trump couldn’t even finish what he started!

Notwithstanding: “Just hours after President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, he signed [an] order to immediately halt construction on former President Donald Trump’s signature border wall,” says U.S. News & World Report.

And I don’t think what followed is a coincidence…

• “In 2022, the number of unauthorized immigrants [living] in the U.S.” — at 11 million — “showed sustained growth for the first time since 2007,” says a September 2024 report from Pew Research.

• In 2023: “The U.S. foreign-born population [showed] an increase of 1.6 million from the previous year. This is the largest annual increase in more than 20 years.”

With illegal crossings at our Southern border skyrocketing because of Biden-Harris’ lax policies, more stringent border control is essential.

Yes, it’s gonna take much more than a wall.

But Trump's border policies continue to resonate with voters because unchecked immigration threatens national sovereignty and security.

Market Rundown for Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024

S&P 500 futures are down 0.15% to 5,850.

Oil is up 1.40% to $68.33 for a barrel of WTI.

Gold is up 0.30% to $2,764 per ounce.

For the first time since June, Bitcoin is above $70,000.

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