Naturally, a serious double fence would be heavily manned, by today’s current BP. At the present, they must “defend in depth” from the border back 40 miles. 2.000 miles X 40 miles = 80,000 square miles to play hide and seek with coyotes, aliens and drug smugglers.
Question, do you bother to lock your doors and windows when you go on vacation? After all, a cat burglar could pick your locks and disarm your security system. So why bother?
Using your same “logic” the White House and every military base etc should get rid of their fences, because fences are not 100.00% effective at stopping every type of incursion.
I can tell that you are very passionate about a border fence. The same way I am about other measures to curb illegal immigration. Sadly, I doubt that either of our solutions will be enacted given the present political and societal climate.
A fence might be a deterrent...no doubt. But using your “locking the house” analogy...of course I lock my house. But if I put a huge sign in the front yard that says I have electronics and a million dollars inside and I won’t prosecute you if you break in and rob me? People will tear the roof off in order to get in.
I have wondered why illegal immigration has risen. I have wondered why this recent influx did not migrate to South America where most border fences are a strip of barbed wire. If they are indeed in danger (which I don’t believe), going to one of those countries would be closer and they could understand the language and culture. There is no benefit to going there.
There a whole host of reasons as to why this is happening. We can debate the value of our ideas until the cows come home...but it really won’t make any difference in the long run. The powers that be aren’t going to do jack squat.