The Woods County Republican Women recently chose an essay by Ali Harzman as the winner for their annual scholarship award. Harzman is a student at Alva High School. She submitted the following essay on the question in bold type at the beginning of her work:

Do you feel current border security measures and funding are adequate or do you feel more should be done to ensure the safety of the United States?

Border security is not just used to control the movement of people, but also keep drugs and illegal goods from coming into our country. On an average day in December 2018, Customs and Border Pro...