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Originally Posted by pjohns
ISo yes, I believe our spending 11 1/2 billion dollars (or even a bit more, if there are the usual cost overruns--and, of course, normal inflation) would be well worth it, in order to preserve the integrity of our borders--and, attendantly, the integrity of the American nation.
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The gist of the article (and, I am undecided whether I share the opinion), was that simply building a fence is ineffective, and is primarily for show. An $11 billion showpiece isn't wise.
Also, the article demonstrated that this isn't like stopping deer. These are creative, desperate, resourceful people, who can use ladders, car roofs etc., to simply breach the fence easily.
I agree with the article's basic assertion that a fence is not a "fire and forget" type of solution. To have thousands of miles of fence across open desert, with no actual people to maintain/monitor it renders the whole thing pointless.