Correct me, if need be, call me naive, if need be...people may not fit through the “wall” constructed with vertical beams and spaces in-between, but bags, tons of drugs can be slipped through. What am I not seeing, missing?
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Well, from that video the spaces between the bars are pretty thin - it looks like about 4 inches. If you have seen videos of the smugglers, each of them are carrying huge backpacks as they make their treks.
Yes, I am sure when (if) the wall is finalized, we will see places where there are ladders or scaffolding to get over, places where the slats are cut & yes, the smugglers will probably find a way to slip packages through. But, the packages will be much smaller & take time. Then there will need to be a crew on the "delivery" side & a crew on the "receiving"side. All of this takes time & more effort.
As it has been said, even by Trump - the wall will not be 100% effective, but will slow down a lot. Of course it would be best to have a double wall, with a road in between patrolled by CBP. I think that was the original "dream" scenario.
Drones, cameras & sensors are meaningless to stop the flow of people, because these will only detect the illegals once they enter the country. BUT, drones, cameras & sensors will help (I would imagine) to detect tampering of the wall or illegals who are spending time at the wall slipping drugs through to their counterparts on the US side.
Nothing is 100%, but merely a deterrent. The more of a deterrent, the better.
Something I heard today. It sounded like the metal slatted fencing would ONLY BE where it is continually patrolled by the boarder patrol. They wanted the type of fencing so they could see what was going on, on the other side. Areas that ARE NOT patrolled would more then likely be solid cement.