How Do All You "Experts" Know A Border Fence Won't Work ...?
605803
Theirs a little border town in Arizona that has sprung up on the Mexican side of the border, their is no fence, they are coming in by the thousands, they rest their then make a run over the desert, if they don't make it they go back to that little town and try again, and the border patrol does nothing. I watched it on Fox news today. I think we need a HUGE border fence in every state that borders Mexico.
848501
What are you talking about?  Our borders leak live a sieve.  You might be aware that we have a little illegal alien problem?  You might have heard that Homeland Security says our borders are out of control?
975404
They can just walk over the northern border too. Believe me. My hay field IS part of the border, and it doesn't stop drug runners, never mind a terrorist.
378967
A wall,No. But a 20ft eletrifed fence with constintine wire\nand under ground sensors along with u.s. Military  Yes, it would work.
319884
Futeach, I understand you may not agree, but private citizens have the right as long as they do not break the law.\n\nNo the fence will not stop people that is a false idea, it will only slow and change the routes. \n\nThey are only doing what the government is refusing to do. \n\nNow where sign up, do they not have their own web sight?
957434
I didn't read your link (sorry, no time) but, I know when dealing with human beings and politics you have to deal with the worst and be politically correct.\n\nI've made my case here dozens of times, there is nothing wrong with the way border security is organized. They simply do not have the resources to do it all. Building a fence is not the answer, it's a waste of dollars.\n\nFrom all ports of entry, the desert borders, the northern border and by air, customs and border patrol need more people and technology to carry out their assignments.
978636
nope how does that persons know that'll work? did they try it? if so they probably wouldn't be there asking that question.
933791
They won't be able to.\n\nCoach
487628
If it goes through, I just don't think the rules will be enforced.  \n\nWhy should we think that the illegals will step forward and get this national i.d. card and pay fines and taxes?  They have not respected our laws thus far, so I don't see why they would start now.  \n\nOh, and how can the illegals prove if they have been here illegally for 2, 5, 10 years or whatever.  It's ridiculous!\n\nAs far as border security, I think it's a Band-Aid.\n\nI have been a Bush supporter forever...but here is where we part ways.
956941
It's an extremely complicated issue, and I don't think you're going to find a good solution asking here.\n\nHere's an idea, though that sounds good but still probably won't work.\n\nRaise the minimum wage more and enact harsher penalties on anyone hiring illegal immigrants. Simple, but effective. After all, extending the fence all the way could cost billions of dollars.
782951
Bravo Dave....When Mr. Reagon said those immortal words, the whole world respected our government, and what we stood for.  Now-not so much as a "security issue", but as a "political issue" our government wants to secure the Mexico/USA border.  Why has no money be allocated for a Canada/USA border?  Isn't Canada where they recently broke up a terrorists cell?
1110813
just give them your information.  they'll help you get your illegal families across the border.
1043637
Thank the pro-hispanic lobby on this one, what it largely seems to amount to is a 'shotgun wedding' between the US and Mexico, and american taxpayers are supposed to buy off on all this garbage and not bat an eye. Since the reverse effect is happening, well it kind of shows that the GOP's head and hind-quarters aren't very well connected anymore, or one has lapped the other, something like that...what this also brings to light, though, is all these other 'programs' that give money away all over the place, Matthew Lesko's dream-come-true, and the taxpayer's worst nightmare, wealth redistribution in the worst possible sense. I think if we're going to help Mexico, it needs to be a lot more metered, and done AFTER the border's nailed shut, so as to minimize the negative impact on american communities. I think when the House finally gets around to consulting the voters on this one, there's going to be a general consensus going back to washington that basically says 'fix the border, and forget the rest of it'. It's a nice idea to try and help others, but if that 'help' is just going to get abused, there's not much point to it. Necessity's the mother of invention, and a lot of the people that originally settled the United States didn't get much 'help', because there wasn't any. Let's not have any more of this 'give away the country to appease your 3rd world business partners' garbage....Mexico could be rolling in money(some already are, they just don't share out) and feed, clothe, and educate every last one of their citizens, probably just off their oil revenues, but instead they'd like to ride the american guilt trip into a split-level condo...time for voters/taxpayers to wake the hell UP and say 'no mas' at the polls, come november...
994374
Mendi if you open your yahoo browser and put in 'immigration' and 'border security' it will come up.  I saw it on the main stream press.  They are trying to get help from their government.  It was such a problem the US started spending more to drop people further into the interior, to make it easier.\n\nhere: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060617/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_no_way_home_3
458256
How to solve the border crises, HMMMMM Closing the borders would help. Putting up that wall they talk about.\n\nI am not a lazy american I will do what ever it takes to care for my family. I have dug trenches, I have done the labor that many immigrants do, I even ran a citrus grove and picked fruit right along with the immigrants.\n\nI have no problem with people comming to america. What I have aproblem with is those people who come over here and have their children and let us foot the bill. I get tired of paying for an illegals hospital bill, I am tired of my car insurance rate going up because an illegal is driving with out a liscence or insurance.\n\nLets close the borders, build that there wall at least 12 feet, and get those that are here illegally out of our country.
432346
On the contrary.  Haven't you heard, there are plans to build the Great Wall of Mexico.  And as far as the remaining borders, including the Canadian border, the plans are to increase the documentation requirements for traveling across the borders.
1165339
The ones you see hopping over fences are not usually in the desert areas, they are near San Diego, etc.  and you see the pathetic things they call 'fences' meant to stop them.  \n\nWe need real border security.  And they need to use their strength to fix their own country.