News So much for controlling the border

[Evo]

No, apparently X-43D is serious, as one would see if one were to read our exchanges in this thread - Bush: Border Security Working
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=165091

I think it's time to crack down, this is getting too silly. While we're getting rid of countries, let's just all work for free and force all companies to give all their products and services away, then we can all join hands and sing.

Can we get back to realistic discussions, please?

 

[Cyrus]

Whats the matter comrade Evo, not feeling the communist spirit?

 

[edward]

From a local point of view there has been no significant change on the border even with the National Guard there. Illegals and drug dealers managed to find ways around the outposts.

One of the most common methods was a simple diversion tactic. A group would cross the border, be spotted, and then retreat back into Mexico. About the time the Border Patrol would arrive on the scene the real crossing would take place at another location.

There will be no fence in the Tucson sector. Lockheed has a multi million dollar contract to install high tech surveillance equipment on 100 ft. tall towers.

It takes feet on the ground to catch anyone so I would imagine that the same diversionary tactics will be used to defeat the towers.

Locally our schools are burdened with non English speaking anchor babies, who are now of school age.

We have the highest vehicle theft rate in the country. Most of the vehicles end up in Mexico where they are used to smuggle both drugs and people.

We still have an incredible burden on our health care system. One of our two trauma centers has closed due to the expense of treating non paying patients.

So far for the month of July 23 "crossers" have been found dead in the desert from heat exposure , dozens more have been found and treated. The Border Patrol has even installed tall blue poles that can be seen from a distance. The poles have emergency phones located at ground level.

Half of the National Guard troops will be leaving next month. The Border Patrol has resumed flying those detained in this country to Mexico City via Aeronaves de México.

All in all nothing has changed. If the Feds want to pick up the tab it would be fine with me.

edit: Just to make this a little less cold hearted several groups here leave barrels of water in the desert for the illegals.

http://www.gismonitor.com/images/20060803/desert_2_lg.jpg

 

[X-43D]

So maybe I should be able to build myself a house on the front lawn of the white-house or wherever I please too right?

No that's a bad example. Without political borders everyone would be able to live and work where he wants, without being deported and arrested by the state. For example i could go to live in Canada without asking for state permission. Countries are also unequal in land. Canada owns 480 times more land than Israel. It would be better if countries were equal in land so there would be no big inequalities between countries.

 

[Evo]

No that's a bad example. Without political borders everyone would be able to live and work where he wants, without being deported and arrested by the state. For example i could go to live in Canada without asking for state permission. Countries are also unequal in land. Canada owns 470 times more land than Israel. It would be better if countries were equal in land so there would be no big inequalities between countries.

You don't seem to even grasp the issues involved with something like you are proposing. It's ridiculous. Taxes & medical care are two right off the top of my head.

Canada has a lot of land that not very suitable. Are you proposing that Canada send portions of it's land to the Middle east or that Israelites move to the uninhabited frozen tundra?

Please do not make any more of these silly posts.

 

[drankin]

I say we fence the entire border. Have cameras all along it, response teams at the ready every 50-100 miles or so. It's certainly doable and necessary in my opinion.

I've heard that almost a third of our prison population is comprised of illegals. I would propose having separate prisons specifically for the illegals and sending a bill to the respective countries for the costs.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I think Raj from The Apprentice made a strong statement about the state of U.S. border security when he took his elephant and mariachi band down to the Rio Grande:

 

[edward]

I think Raj from The Apprentice made a strong statement about the state of U.S. border security when he took his elephant and mariachi band down to the Rio Grande:

LOL gees don't give the crossers any ideas.

 

[X-43D]

In my opinion the best would be if political borders between countries were
abolished, the world would be unified and everyone could live and work
where he wants without being deported and arrested by the state.

http://www.abb.hardcore.lt/joomla/index.php

 

[Astronuc]

In my opinion the best would be if political borders between countries were abolished, the world would be unified and everyone could live and work where he wants without being deported and arrested by the state.

It just doesn't work that way.

It would be nice if there were no crime, no aggression, no injustice, no exploitation, no suffering, . . . . Unfortunately, that is not way of the world at the moment.

The best we could hope for is for each nation to work on it's own economic development and social justice.

It is rather impractical to advocate complete removal of national borders in the forseeable future - even if it is a noble goal.

 

[X-43D]

It just doesn't work that way.

It would be nice if there were no crime, no aggression, no injustice, no exploitation, no suffering, . . . . Unfortunately, that is not way of the world at the moment.

The best we could hope for is for each nation to work on it's own economic development and social justice.

It is rather impractical to advocate complete removal of national borders in the forseeable future - even if it is a noble goal.

I agree. Humanity is just not ready for this at the moment. Maybe it will be in 500 years from now.