Why is my macbook air mouse/track pad unresponsive?

My macbook air track bar and mouse have become increasingly unresponsive. I finally bought a mouse. While visiting my sister and using her MacBook Air computer (mouse/trackpad), I realized I've got a serious problem. Any suggestions?

I passed one of my older Macbooks to my MIL. She has the same problem, and has resorted to an external mouse (which she prefers anyway). I am convinced that the issue is directly related to just how dirty, in general, I have observed the unit to be. The theory is that debris has infiltrated to the underside of the trackpad, thereby inhibiting movement for clicking.
The "tap to click" function seems to work just fine. I would ask if the setting in preferences has been set to "tap to click" on your trackpad, and whether "soft tapping" works or not for you?

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