Why Not Militarize the Border
Last nights speech by the President he mentioned using National Guard troops on the border with Mexico, at least as a stopgap, until the Border Patrol trains enough new agents to take over the work they will be doing.
This has raised some concerns among Democrats and immigration activists about the "militarization" of the border.
I guess the real question is, what's the problem with that idea? Why is it wrong to use our military to keep unwanted, uninvited "guests" out of the country? One of the major purposes of the military is to secure the country from foriegn intruders. If illegal immgrants don't qualify for that title, then who does?
They already run guns across the border, along with drugs, and humans for that matter. Why not use a force designed to repel invaders to, well, repel invaders? Why not used people who are trained to find people hiding and sneaking around in the brush to find people doing just that?
So folks, especially those against the idea, what is the problem, and why shouldn't we use the military to help guard the border?
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This has raised some concerns among Democrats and immigration activists about the "militarization" of the border.
I guess the real question is, what's the problem with that idea? Why is it wrong to use our military to keep unwanted, uninvited "guests" out of the country? One of the major purposes of the military is to secure the country from foriegn intruders. If illegal immgrants don't qualify for that title, then who does?
They already run guns across the border, along with drugs, and humans for that matter. Why not use a force designed to repel invaders to, well, repel invaders? Why not used people who are trained to find people hiding and sneaking around in the brush to find people doing just that?
So folks, especially those against the idea, what is the problem, and why shouldn't we use the military to help guard the border?
Technorati tags: Bush, President, America, illegal immigration, political, Border+Patrol, Guest Worker Program, amnesty, Politics, National Guard,
posted by Crazy Politico at 3:40 PM
5Comments:
I think it's fine...and we could have a SETI type thingie, too, where they put up a camera every 10 yards and a blogger watches it. They could have a special key to alert the guards if they see any suspicious shadows. All the peeps who are soooo upset about the illegals would totally volunteer!
I'm sure they'd find tons of volunteers.
On the whole I don't have a problem with using the military in this role, but I am concerned about the possibility of deadly force (as that is what the military does.) If it is found necessary it would be a foreign relations disaster like no other.
"...why shouldn't we use the military to help guard the border?"
Because that would make sense. Heaven forbit we do what is logical.
Maybe we could trade 2 or 3 hippies or liberals for every educated, hardworking immigrant.
That'd get my vote!
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