Securing the border.

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   So Bush is gonna send some National Guard down to help stop some of the illegals from crossing. He talked about technology use and what not but I don't know, didn't seem very solid to me. So, my question to you: How would you secure this nation's southern border? 

   I personally would set up a number of guard/lookout stations. About every 8 miles or so with some light baracades in between and constant drone overflights and motion sensors and what not. I'd beef up the patrols to around 3 or 4 thousand with some good force multipliers and equip all troops/patrols with some less-than-lethal gear to deal with the non-heavily-armed drug smugglers, thinkin' tasers and pepperball guns. Have the regular patrols constantly running and have a fast reaction force with choppers or dune buggies and atvs, or all of the above to intercept the crossers that the drones and sensors miss. I'd also catalog those captured via finger prints and have like a three strike rule, at the end of which, they get jail time. I think if you could keep it up and do it well, it could work. Plus, it wouldn't be all that inhumane. In the background you could have a path-to-citizenship program that doesn't turn immagrints into endentured servents and a crack down on those employers that insiste(sp) on exploiting workers and giving them zero benefits and poor pay. It would take time, but I think it could resolve the problem. It'd be easier if we so streched out right now, but yeah.

You?

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  The northern border is pretty scary too, but all that would take is proper funding and implementation of the usual border laws. Not understating the problem up there, but it would be a much easier fix. Ports are pretty simple too, if they'd just do it.

Edited by .Ryan - 17 May 2006 at 2:44pm