slackjawed
Self deported
As I mentioned previously, I spend time near the actual border on a regular basis. I don't live that far north of the border. I go to Nogales for medical care and meds on a regular basis.
I have witnessed the fact that the wall that has been built so far is continually subjected to theft. That's right, they come up to the fence with a cutting torch, cut entire sections of it away and cart them to the scrapyard to sell.
I don't dispute the need for a fence, that does help make it tougher for illegal border crossings. However; without manpower to guard the border, as well as the fence, the fence just gets stolen.
And I repeat, have you people ever heard of concrete? Steel? Professional Snipers?
If you build a concrete wall several feet wide, that goes 10+ feet underground, how can you get over that?
And to whoever said they'll still be arriving in planes etc.... Uh what planet do you live on where unknown planes sneak into US airspace?
Lol....
*headscratch*
Got any idea how long it would take to build a 2,000 mile wall to the specifications you mention?
Let's be generous and say we could do a mile a month. That's 2,000 months or 167 years.
Nice idea but not very practical.
I have no idea who decided to build a steel wall on the border, but to date, that is the only type of wall that has been built on the AZ/Mexico border-steel.
I suspect it has to do with the fact that concrete is impractical because of the problems associated with hauling it 150+ miles through a roadless desert to get to some of the border.
The border ain't New York City or Atalanta folks, it's mostly desert and range, no roads and even this time of year it cools down to a balmy 90 at night.
Portions of the steel fence are stolen on a regular basis, too bad if you don't like it-that's the facts.
Snipers? Really? Snipers? If that is a viable answer look out, because if it can be justified to send snipers after illegals, next it will be ok to send snipers after speeders on the interstate.....