What do you think about the deploying of the National Guard on the border and the building  of the 370 mile?
488792
5000 troops are nothing.Just something to let the people think something is being done.The fence is a good thing but won't stop them altogether.\nThe best things are to crack down on companies that hire illegals,because if they had no work how would they live;don't let them get welfare or free medical care also;and deport them.\nTo those that think it's too many to deport,send them back the same way they got here.One at a time!
660047
its a great idea...but i wonder if we really have the troops to spare. we are getting spread pretty thin...personally i think the government should issue human hunting permits for 30 dollars a piece...id pay 90 bucks to go to the border and hunt some humans...
585351
Stop? No.\n\nWill the National Guard help at all?  In their present "supporting role", all they will be able to do is count how many illegal border crossers run past them and radio it to the Border Patrol.\n\nWill a wall help? Anecdotal evidence from parts of the border that have walls says that it will reduce the number of crossings but nothing will stop some crossings. Even the Berlin Wall didn't stop people from crossing but the numbers that did make it were really small.  (Please note that I am not saying that we need to make our southern border like the Berlin Wall, I am merely pointing out that no wall is 100% crossing proof but they do cut down on the easy crossings).
618067
Where are they going to find the National Guardsmen to do this?  Most Guardsmen are at the maximum time they can be involuntarily called to active duty.\n\nAnother thing to remember is that we are soldiers - not border patrol.
428923
Bush isn't going a good job on anything, let along border security.  Did you know the Oregon boarder is protected by all of three state troopers?  I met one last summer when I was camping.  And keeping Mexicans out isn't 'border' protection, neither is locking up Canada.  Its being a jerk and trying to push another issue.  He's doing much less than what the media and he shows to the public when it comes to actual homeland security.
493128
No, the National Guard is for time of national emergency not for a permanent job. The borders will always need guarding, that would be more border patrol & more power for the border patrol. Are we willing to pay more tax for more border patrol - I am but what about everone else?
490266
It's about time someone stand up for this huge, illegal immigration invasion that is going on.\nSure hope this is true. I have not heard this yet.\nI don't think anyone will be running scared yet. They will just migrate to another state.\nIt will take alot more of the states to get involved before anything, as minute can actually be noticed. Let's give it our best. Hat's off to you NC.
783462
I thought they were going to put up water stations in case anyone got thirsty while they were ILLEGALLY crossing the border. \n\nMaybe they should add a McDonald's or Taco Johns while they are at it, huh?
729407
They should build the wall alone the same lines as the Great Wall of China.\nStaff it with the battle hardened troops coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan for support of the Border Patrol.\nOh yeah, sorry could not think of one reason not to build it.\n.
672228
Yes, absolutely! Someone has got to protect the American citizens from "who knows what" could be crossing that open door into the USA.  Illegal immigrants do it every day, why couldn't a terrorist? I am all in favor of building a wall or fence there.\n\n I believe the protests and the waving of the Mexican flag is a slap in the face of those of us who give our allegience to the USA. They do not have any plans of assimilating, their plan is to reconquor and I for one will join a 'vigilante' group and fight for keeping the USA way of life, if it should come to that. They are as much an invader as a terrorist. They steal from our future by abusing our country's Assistance programs. Programs we, as hard working legal US American citizens, provided for OUR future generations, not a piggy bank for thieves to steal from and abuse like it is theirs. If US Americans don't open their eyes, they're going to wake up one day and it's going to be gone, it will be too late. their grandchildren will be living like those illegal immigrants were in Mexico. The USA will be the same type of desolate poor country.
494725
The Coast Guard and National Guard serve a dual function. They can be deployed as part of the normal military, and they can serve their primary function which is internal security and peacekeeping.\n\nI think that the Posse Comitatus Act is essential to prevent this country from turning into a police state, especially with a Commander-in-Sheik who keeps ignoring federal laws and constitutional limitations.\n\nThat being said, I also think that the proper place for the National Guard and Coast Guard is here on home soil, acting in a national security (homeland security) role, and not overseas. \n\nIf there are not enough troops to do both functions, then the National Guard should be deployed exclusively at home, and we should pull back on overseas military actions that do not require our nation's attention. \n\nHowever, the regular army/military should not be deployed on home soil for enforcement, for reasons stated above. If we need those troops here because of personnel shortages, then they should be permanently transferred from the Army to the National Guard. But don't ignore the necessity of keeping the two forces distinct in their goals and mission.
862941
The 'immigrant wall'?\n\nThey are talking about a two to three layer fence in urban areas to make it less easy to dash across in groups and scatter through yards.  In other areas where the concern is more the drug runner sort, it will be vehicle barriers.  In other areas there will be cameras, sensors and unmanned drone aircraft feeding information to border patrol.\n\nFrankly, this last should also cut down on people dying in the desert, though I certainly wouldn't want to count on it.
721337
I think its going to take more than 6000 National Guard troops, a 350 mile stretch of wall, ground sensors, cameras, satellites and a few UAV's to do the job.
484219
Well, no... but to be honest the Republicans aren't spending the money to build a large wall to keep Mexicans out because they really believe it will do any good.\n\nThey are making a large fuss and show out of doing it because illegal immigration is a major concern for many Americans, and by taking a symbolic stand against it, however foolish, futile, or useless it may be, they hope to resonate with voters and re-capture a rapidly disintegrating base on an issue they might still be seen as not having completely and utterly screwed up.\n\nRepublicans, and indeed, politicians in general don't do more than they have to secure ports of call because in a country the size of America it's unrealistic to think you can.  There are too many ships, too many people, and far too many packages to do any more than just random inspections or investigate openly suspicious activity.\n\nCan things be smuggled into our country through our ports?  You betcha.  Can they be smuggled in through our borders?  Yup.\n\nCould we bust our butts trying to secure them?  Sure we could.  We could do a halfway decent job at the authorized checkpoints, too... but then it would dawn on a terrorist with money that there are a lot of private docks and moorages in this country, especially for the wealthy who live along the coast.  \n\nIf you have one wealthy individual with his own yacht and a moorage at his estate, all they have to do is sail it out into international waters (which isn't hard since that's ten miles out from our coast... or about an hour's leisurely cruise, and those are very common in yachts), pick up what you want to smuggle in, and sail right back to their estate.  Chances are even if the Coast Guard is on patrol, they won't be caught.  You could also do it with smaller boats dispatched from ships sailing in international waters which land at a pre-arranged stretch of coastline that no one uses, etc... etc... etc...\n\nThis, unfortunately, is a game of cat and mouse where the mouse has a definite advantage.  For everything we can think of to stop an attack, someone else can think of another way to start one.
609362
We have a Border Patrol already. They are understaffed and should be expanded. The Guard has planes and equipment that could be put toward the effort though. The second problem is, to do what? They are not cops, and we really can't shoot everybody crossing the border. So What would they realy do anyway??
719885
Before you guys start bashing the Minutemen you should at least educate yourself about their goals and strict guidelines. I support them 100%. They are a non-violent bunch of dedicated Americans who are giving their time and effort to secure a border that the government wouldn't. They are NOT thugs or vigilantes. It is not their plan of operation to strong-arm anyone. Simply observe and report to Border Patrol.  They are building fence with their own time and money.  To answer the question: I don't think the MM would allows themselves to be armed for violence. Just self protection.\n\nFor those of you who are bashing them... I wonder what YOU are doing to help your country?
1052199
glad you ask me that i think they should secure the border  first and deport all who are here illegal that have broke the laws of the land hell am not getting a free ride .have no problem if they come here legal and don't break our laws .but dam something have to be done about 10 millions peoples coming in .  the schools are over crowded/they have no health care. it go higher/ they don't speak any English.they get here and break all the locals law also /hospital are always full that a problem it just crazy .this is not a race thing god know we are all Americans.it about the sovereignty of this country.