Empty Panga Boats Left on California Shores

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With the immigration crackdown along the southern border of the US, people have simply found a new way to slip into our country, and it is much more difficult to prevent. Instead of walking into our country through the desert, where our leaders have proposed building a wall, a series of empty panga boats are being left along the shores of Southern California. By the time the boats are discovered, the occupants have disappeared. The photo above shows a photo of one which was found at Crystal Cove in Laguna Beach a couple of days ago. Another one was found today. Crystal Cove is one of the beaches where I sometimes walk with friends. I guess this just shows that we may need to approach immigration to our country in a different way. Building a wall certainly isn't going to change anything. At the same time, I do think we should know who is living in our country and where they are living. Perhaps the guest worker plan which was proposed by former Republican President George W. Bush, along with offering international driver's licenses and requiring that all residents pay into Social Security, Medicare and health insurance plans would be a more effective way to deal with people migrating here. At the very least, we need to address these issues in a more creative, humane and intelligent way which explores all the possible options.