That They Come for Economic Reasons should not Disqualify Them

   They are coming for economic reasons, goes the argument, and not to escape persecution. So, why must we let them in? Nothing in the law allows them to come for economic reasons.

  Because a person can be seeking entry truly more for economic reasons yet it is the persecution that qualifies them. That you are economically deprived and that is why you want to come, does not erase the fact you are persecuted and that is why you qualify.

 Trumpty Dumpty built a great wall
Trumpty Dumpty had a great fall
 All the king's horses all the king's men
Couldn't put Trumpty together again

  The wall that be built, he sat on like a thrown
He told the people to stay on land of their own
  But so many there were, they knocked the wall down
And down came the wall, and the man with the crown

  Thought of this poem (which I wrote back when Trump was just assuming his presidency) as the migrant caravans began arriving, and I heard of one of the refugees saying he was going to wait till the rest arrived, so they could all storm the fence at once.

We Could Figure Out what's Wrong with Our Health-Care System

  Solving our health care system mess might be fairly easy, after all. Simply make it a study of incentives. Look at the current system -- the components -- and look at the incentives created by each of them.
  Where you place your carrots determines where the rabbit comes to feed. If we would just stop and consider everything about our current system, and what carrots there are in each place, we would figure out what we are doing wrong.

That They Oppose this Bill Doesn't Speak Well of Them

    Why would anyone oppose such a bill? The bill calls for justice, that's all. It would prohibit President Trump from firing Robert Mueller. But, Republican leaders are opposed to such a bill -- not even letting it come up for vote -- because they say Trump isn't going to fire Mueller.
Pass the bill, anyway. Special counsels should not be subject to the presidents they are investigating. And, with Jeff Sessions having been forced out of office, is it -- as the Republican leaders are asserting -- a foregone conclusion Trump will not take action against the Mueller investigation?
   Of course you pass this bill. Why anyone would oppose it only leaves you to wonder that they might not want justice.
   Two side notes, though:
   One, if you don't pass the bill, and leave Trump open to firing Mueller, and he does fire Mueller, that is obstruction of justice.
   Two, if you do fire Mueller, what good will that do? By now, the investigation must be close to being wrapped up. What has been collected, has been collected. You can fire Mueller, but you can't set fire to the evidence.

Why is Our Free-Market System more Expensive than Other Systems?

  In America, we believe in the free-market system. And, we believe it holds prices down. Competition always does that.
  So, it should strike us as a little odd that we pay the highest prices of any nation for our health care. What, do we say: that we have wandered from what we pretend to be? That we are not as free market as we suppose we are? Or, do we suggest the free market system isn't working, after all?
  Look at the countries with nationalized medicine. Look at the countries with one-payer systems. How do we explain that their systems are less expensive than ours?
   Our is not the free-market system at its best. It is a system in need of overhaul.

Rescue Efforts don't Come with the Directive: 'Rescue Yourself'

  I consider on the suggestion that rather than allowing the migrants into the U.S., we should teach them to fight for the betterment of their own countries. Am I fair to make this comparison: Suppose someone was attacked in an alley, and the cops came along just then, and -- seeing the person was in danger -- tossed them a knife, saying, "You need to learn to fend for yourself."
  It is said, "Never take a knife to a gun fight," and I'm not so sure but what asking them to stand up and fight the gangs and governments comes with the same level of expectation.
   Rescue efforts don't usually come with the directive, "Rescue yourself," but that's what we're asking them to do.

Timely Post by Boyd Matheson in the Deseret News

   Amazing how timely Boyd Matheson piece in the Deseret News is. The story went online Friday, and the hard copy hit the news stands today. Boyd discusses how there is a the difference between Country First and America First.
  And, now comes French President Emmanuel Macron just today, in effect rebuking President Trump for his nationalism. Nationalism is not patriotism, he said in what might have been one of the hallmark speeches of our time.  The news story I read also spoke of how of how nationalism is what brought about World War I. Evidently, some of the sentiment of those at the meeting was, in essence, "President Trump, attitudes like yours caused the Great War in the first place."
  I think you have to feel for President Trump at this moment. He was embarrassed on an international stage. Still, it occurs to me that his America First agenda does have a conflict with his Make America Great Again motto. Part of America's greatness is that it is a world leader. And, if you are to lead the world, you have to persuade the other nations you have their interests at heart. They won't be following you and you won't be leading them if you don't even suppose to care about them. If your message, in essence, is, "We don't care about you. All we care about is ourselves," you aren't setting yourself up as a leader of nations. 
   We can abdicate our role as a leader of nations. We can step away from our longstanding role as a leader to the world. But, I doubt that is the way making America great again is going to be achieved, and I doubt this attitude will last.
   America is a natural leader in the world. Whether it rebounds during Trump's administration, or after he is gone, America will return. It will send more of a message that it is, indeed,  interested in the welfare of other nations.
   And, that is an attitude you must have if you are to lead them.

Note: Edited a little 11/12/18, but still haven't gave it a careful read to consider it edited.