Sadly I think much of this could be avoided if the borders were heavily militarized.
I just wish Bush would do it. The technology exists that could enable us to count every mosquito or gnat that fly's over the border.
We watched the Soviets for so many years…it is time to start watching our borders.
A few weeks ago, on O'Reilly, it was reported by a gentleman (who, I believe worked directly under Ashcroft, but I may be mistaken) that after 9/11, our borders were enforced by the National Guard, for about 3 months. It was, according to this man, extremely effective.
O'Reilly posed the question: then why were the National Guard taken off the borders?
The gentleman said, that's a good question, and he has no answer.
O'Reilly surmised it must have been too effective.
Then asked the question: "What is wrong with our President (past ones, included)/Government.....that they continue to risk American lives, especially since 9/11, in this hapless manner, leaving our borders open..." (Not his exact words, of course, but very close to his comment.)
I believe it was during this program that O'Reilly also stated that 33% of all convicted prisoners are NOT Americans (he was not referring to those being held in jail awaiting trial).
We don't have anywhere near the number of satellites to monitor every square foot of our borders. The notion that we could use the existing ones to do so is wishful thinking in the extreme.
Can and should we do more? Certainly. Can we make it foolproof? I'd guess never.