Posted on 09/29/2011 12:07:42 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
The United States is looking at building fences along the border with Canada to help keep out terrorists and other criminals.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has proposed the use of "fencing and other barriers" on the 49th parallel to manage "trouble spots where passage of cross-border violators is difficult to control."
The border service is also pondering options including a beefed-up technological presence through increased use of radar, sensors, cameras, drones and vehicle scanners. In addition, it might continue to improve or expand customs facilities at ports of entry.
The agency considered but ruled out the possibility of hiring "significantly more" U.S. Border Patrol agents to increase the rate of inspections, noting staffing has already risen in recent years.
The proposals are spelled out in a new draft report by the border service that examines the possible environmental impact of the various options over the next five to seven years.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...
This sounds like a fence to keep Americans and money in the US. Another Berlin wall?
What, to keep Americans IN?
Yeah we’re overrun with illegals from Canada. /s
Idiots.
it’s to stop all of us from smuggling incandescent light bulbs after January, 2012
This fence will keep them in the US and help keep down illegal alien wage rates.
Obama knows his peeps ~ like the Pelosi family, the Carnahan family, and a wide variety of other grifters, grafters and Mafioso.
The purple gang shall rise again. This time they won’t be smuggling alcohol, they’ll be smuggling incandescents.
I’d be more concerned with the security on and around the Great Lakes, especially near Detroit/Dearbornistan, Chicago, etc. How’s our Coast Guard assets?
Pretty much. More likely to keep terrorists out of Canada. Thanks Americans!
Some pretty treacherous waters. I know they’re pretty well patrolled on the Canadian side. I was in Windsor a couple years back while visiting a girlfriend and was stopped and questioned by their border patrol. They saw us get out of my truck with the Michigan plate.
Isn't this f****** AMAZING????
Jeez, I can just sit here and shake my head in amazement.
Ignore the southern border and the 30 million illegals in this country that came across it, but fence up Canada because of the <1000 that have come across this border illegally since about 1776.
Cartoon characters. We got cartoon characters running this country!!!
I can't think of another explanation for the sheer stupidity that they generate.
Ever hear of MEHHICCO???
You bleeping, bleeping idiots?!!
The last estimate of numbers of Canadian illegals in America I saw was around 12,000 total illegals from Canada. It seems like they were mostly “romantic illegals”. People who had a relationship with someone on this side of the border and simply stayed beyond their visit.
I dated a woman in Windsor and was practically on a first name basis with border guards on both sides of the Detroit river.
Republicans: There is not a problem on the northern border. We need one on the southern border.
Obama: The Republicans only want one on the southern border because they are racists.
You have got to be effin’ kidding. Somehow we have wound up in a looney-tunes alternative universe.
Every time this guy acts, we ALL go WTF???!??
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