We have Texas on our border with it's steel wall of cars threatening and segregateing people-. Does the USA have a responsibility to reign in Texas?

@MethDozer no, the federal government has jurisdiction, not the state when it comes to foreigners crossing into the US.

@Stopmakingsense them choosing to erect any kind of wall on their own accord does not intrinsically infringe on any Federal jurisdiction.

@MethDozer really? I bet you can't even build a public restroom without an environmental review and permit from several government entities. The wall is not legal.

@Stopmakingsense building permits are issued by states and local governments. If Texas wants to do Texas it doesn't matter to anyone but Texas, they aren't trying to stop the Federal government from its role in immigration. They are just doing Texas shit. It's really making mountains out of molehill to worry if Texas wants to build their own wall. As long as it isn't on Federally owned land Texas like any state has the right to build whatever they want on their own land. They aren't closing Federal border crossings. They aren't assuming any authority over immigration by it either.

@Stopmakingsense put it this way. If you or I owned several acres with a 50 mile stretch that was against the border would we not be allowed to put up a fence on that side of our property because it faced Mexico? Or should someone where I am be breaking some imaginary Federal law if they put up a norther facing fence because it borders Canada? Under what sense would we not be allowed to?


Plus the fact is they and other states have been doing it for decades without anyone giving a shit before that moron Trump wanted to make a new Federally funded wall. The other fact being all it really accomplishes is creating a burden for their own citizens who live along the border and have to jump through hoops to get around their own towns. Fuck it and fuck 'em.