Imigration Reform

[scaeagles]

I still don't understand why a fence is out of the realm of possiblity.

Saudi Arabia is in the process of building a high tech wall/fence along their extensive border with Iraq. The Saudis aren't really concerned with political correctness.

It is possible. In the grand scheme of the federal budget, it isn't even that expensive.

Go ahead and let the people who are here stay. Give a period of several months for them to register and get legal. Pay taxes. Pay fines. And stop the flow.

I find it amusing when I hear an argument that it can't be stopped (illegal border crossings) so we should just allow it. A high tech wall, while not impervious, sure as hell slows it down immensely.

From what I understand, the Saudi fence is (will be) 12 feet high made of material that is very difficult to cut with razor wire at the top. There is a 100 yard zone, with an identical fence on the other side. In the middle is a 10 yard wide trench going down 20 feet. There are motion detectors in the zone which activate security cameras at various nearby locations to alert border agent stations that people are trying to cross.

Sounds good (and effective) to me.