A writer describes the border as an open wound where pain keeps returning. Another speaker asks us to picture migrant children as our own, urging compassion. A third notes that even politicians can sometimes find common ground on how to keep the border safe.
![“[Donald Trump] put this issue at the center of this presidential campaign in the Republican primaries. And his position and his principles have been absolutely consistent. We're going to secure the border. We're going to build a wall, have a physical barrier. We're going to enforce the laws of…” quote by Mike Pence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/mike-pence-577_barriers_donald-trump-put-this-issue-at-the-cente_1039769.png)
