Christian Democrats in the United States
Domestic Issues - Immigration We support the sanctity of human life and a realistic immigration policy. Like it or not, the United States needs immigrants as laborers and as a source of new culture. We support rational policies like a guest worker/return program that embrace the reality of the immigrant population and bring their vision of the American dream back into the legal realm. If this were done, Homeland Security could focus on catching the people who are coming here illegally for reasons other than work.We support harsher penalties for human traffickers who neglect or bring harm to people trying to cross the border. We oppose a border wall as being heavy-handed and expensive, but we do support enhancement of the border surveillance network with innovations like robotic solar airplanes and a garrison tower network. Threats to U.S. security through our borders must be taken seriously by all Americans, but they are not an excuse to destroy our culture and our values of freedom.
Subscribe to Posts [Atom]
Thursday, May 10, 2007
5:24 PM
When Julius Caesar needed to secure a large area of the fronteir in the gallic wars, he didn't build a fence. He constructed dispersed garrison towers that were easy to construct where a small contingent could hole up. It wasn't the towers that secured the line, it was the constant flow of troops and equipment patrolling in both directions between them at unpredictable times. This was the same approach used in the invasion of Baghdad, and it works. One point might fail, but the system covers those failures.
Construct towers along the border within line of sight of each other. Use imminent domain to construct these in private ranchlands along border territory as well. Implement automated and remote technology to scan the land between towers for people walking between them, but also station border agents in the towers and patrolling between them on rotating, unpredictable schedules.
Work smart and we can make the border work. The approach of a border wall is unpopular, impractical, and projects a negative image. A network of garrison towers combined with aerial surveillance might do the trick.
But a guest worker program for people who come here to work would make it a lot easier to catch terrorists trying to catch the border no matter what security system is put in place.
smarter border strategy from julius caesar
A border fence is a mis-use of resources for the strategic benefit it would provide.When Julius Caesar needed to secure a large area of the fronteir in the gallic wars, he didn't build a fence. He constructed dispersed garrison towers that were easy to construct where a small contingent could hole up. It wasn't the towers that secured the line, it was the constant flow of troops and equipment patrolling in both directions between them at unpredictable times. This was the same approach used in the invasion of Baghdad, and it works. One point might fail, but the system covers those failures.
Construct towers along the border within line of sight of each other. Use imminent domain to construct these in private ranchlands along border territory as well. Implement automated and remote technology to scan the land between towers for people walking between them, but also station border agents in the towers and patrolling between them on rotating, unpredictable schedules.
Work smart and we can make the border work. The approach of a border wall is unpopular, impractical, and projects a negative image. A network of garrison towers combined with aerial surveillance might do the trick.
But a guest worker program for people who come here to work would make it a lot easier to catch terrorists trying to catch the border no matter what security system is put in place.
> detail, links and comments >>
Comments:
Links to this post:
<< HomeArchives May 2007 / September 2008 /