Posted on 01/16/2019 7:15:05 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Here is a U.S.-Mexican border snapshot.
The Coronado National Forest, in New Mexico and Arizona, shares a 53-mile border with Mexico. In 2010, the average number of illegals crossing through that 53-mile stretch were 35,000 per year, of which Customs and Border Protection (CBP) estimated catching about half. There was no effective barrier. Most of those they would catch would be ten miles north of the border on or near Interstate 10, which effectively created a 500-square-mile-plus no man's land of public space, unsafe for entry by the general public. The ranchers who had private land within the area had significant security problems and property damage and were concerned about their families' safety. There was considerable evidence of heartbreaking human-trafficking of young women and a lot of drug-smuggling. We know that individuals who were being sent to illegally grow pot on National Forests across the nation were coming across through this 53-mile stretch of remote border. Many were armed.
The illegals who were leading these groups would frequently light brushfires, which the Forest Service fire crews would chase. They were purposely lit as diversions so the illegals could move people without being caught. Any time the Forest Service firefighters responded to wildfires, they had to have armed law enforcement folks accompanying them, because many of those bringing illegals had assault weapons.
Compassionate local citizens would distribute thousands of plastic water bottles, which may have helped some on a humanitarian level but added to another issue: the 500-square-mile area was trashed.
I am aware that during that year, CBP did find a Koran on at least one occasion as well as other documents in Arabic.
A fence would have been effective in most of the area – though there were places where the steep terrain would make construction a greater challenge.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
I was actually expecting to see an aerial photo but the article is great.
Isn’t it something. The Soviets had to put up walls to keep people from leaving. Too bad we couldn’t convince the Mexicans to put up a wall to keep their people from leaving.
This is an invasion. Nothing more. Nothing less.
The FedGov is not holding up its end of the Constitution by allowing this to continue for years and decades on end.
This needs to stop. A long time ago...
It is a classic "dirty little secret". Even Republicans don't bring it up.
Yep. Reconquista.
“The illegals who were leading these groups would frequently light brushfires, which the Forest Service fire crews would chase. They were purposely lit as diversions so the illegals could move people without being caught. Any time the Forest Service firefighters responded to wildfires, they had to have armed law enforcement folks accompanying them, because many of those bringing illegals had assault weapons. “
THAT right there was a given!!
Let the Kalifornia jokers ponder that one
Really good article. Wonder if those affected by the border problem aren’t justified to just shoot the drug smugglers? Maybe you wouldn’t do that with the ordinary trespassers, but this(with the smugglers) would serve as an object lesson to them, wouldn’t it? At some point in time a better solution than just a fence needs to be found.
Now that is a good plan.
Just having some decent roads in these remote areas would be a big help. If I were Trump, I might switch my strategy a bit and ask the 5 billion to be spent improving the existing border fencing and for building roads into these remote areas so that border agents can respond more quickly. Roads would need to be built eventually anyway if you’re going to construct better border barriers or to put in surveillance equipment.
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