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The Death of the US-Mexico Virtual Fence
eldavojohn writes "A couple of years ago it was announced that the Boeing-built virtual fence at the US-Mexico border didn't work. Started in 2006, SBInet has been labeled a miserable failure and finally halted. A soon-to-be-released GAO report is expected to be overwhelmingly critical of SBInet, causing DHS Chief Janet Napolitano to announce yesterday that funding for the project has been frozen. It's sad that $1.4 billion had to be spent on the project before the discovery that this poorly conceived idea would not work."
No, it assumes that an increase in "government coffers" doesn't mean shit to the average person already living here who is negatively affected by an influx of worthless immigrants.
"I assumed blithely that there were no elves out there in the darkness"
In your case it is. I can tell because you are hiding behind "the law" instead of making a more reasonable and nuanced case. Did you even look at one bit of the actual law? Read one story about the reality of emigration in the U.S. today? Did you research the ways in which your ancestors got into the country - what they faced, and compare that to today's experience? There is nothing in your statement except a weak shield statement that you obviously believe is all you need to get a pass.
Seriously. It's time for Americans to grow up a little, and stop making silly non-arguments. As an American, you are embarrassing me.
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