Talk about obnoxious...

[Occhidiangela]

It really doesnt matter what terms you use, its a static border and a wall/fence helps secure a static border.
Id really need to see the costs I mentioned to form a final opinion, but if cost wasnt an issue a wall would help.
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Thank you, Monsieur Maginot.

One very good point you do raise, the cost benefit consideration.

Benefit of wall: zero above current border deterrence
Cost: billions

Benefit of a defense in depth: Some (Depends on force levels)
Cost: I will guess a few billion per year, above and beyond current border surveillance efforts Customs, DEA, JTF 6, and Border Patrol conduct.

The trap is in what happens at the fiscal appropriations level.

"Since we spent the money on the wall, we don't need to spend as much on the troops, UAV's, surveillance intergration package." The fig leaf is "we spent money on that wall, we improved border security" and the uncomfortable problem of defending against an invasion, an infiltration of our sovereign borders, is now safely ignored.

I've seen this movie before. You don't take it as seriously as I do, but that is fine, we each see the world from a slightly different angle: where you sit determines what you see. ;)

Occhi