I think a lot of people in the U.S., maybe about 30% even, actually would like our country to be like North Korea. It's nice and secure and safe from all those evil socialist countries. Who wouldn't like that?
Nope, right wing authoritarian disease is not at all based in animal brain fear aggression. Not at all.
Seems to me that about the same percentage believe there's only two options when it comes to borders:
1. A big beautiful wall from sea to shining sea (but only on the border with the brown country, of course).
2. A completely open border with clearly marked trails and giant signs that say "drugs, rapists, and murderers welcome!"
There's a great documentary series on Netflix called "Dirty Money." I just watched the episode called Cartel Bank, which covers how HSBC laundered close to a billion dollars for drug cartels and terrorists.
There's a scene in the episode that's an aerial shot of one of the border crossings between El Paso Texas and Juarez Mexico. A crossing I've been through many times. They note that there's a long line of vehicles waiting to be inspected on their way into the US. Makes sense, because most drugs come through ports of entry. The other side of the highway? A vastly smaller stream of vehicles swiftly crossing into Juarez. The old saying in crime fighting goes "follow the money." That's where you'd be if you did that. The massive amount of cash that allows the cartels to keep operating flows through those crossings and a wall out in the middle of the desert won't stop a single dollar.