[Rokke]

"even though the Soviet Union did it"

I was right. You are an idiot. The Soviets couldn't even seal the Berlin Wall, nevermind their own border.

[nathanbedford]

""even though the Soviet Union did it"

I was right. You are an idiot. The Soviets couldn't even seal the Berlin Wall, nevermind their own border."

Really, at what point in history was the Soviet border porous to the tune of thousands of illegal crossings nightly? The Berlin wall was effective until the end.

No one is suggesting the seal would be perfect, but you would let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Border security must come from the determined application of a multi faceted strategy which includes technology, intelligence, in depth patrols, economic disincentives, punishment, and yes, increased patrols.

The idea is not to achieve a hermetic seal but to force terrorists to become more sophisticated so that they become vulnerable in recruiting and communicating to our technology and increasing human spies.

We are calling for a "broken windows" theory of border security which has proved so effective in regular law enforcement.