Controlling who enters at each and every inch of the borders, of course. We should be aware of who is coming through into our country. We have lots of enemies in the world. We need to verify somehow if entrants mean harm to Americans, and legal residents. All need to be protected.
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Now, we have the borders with Mexico, the border with Canada, the border with Alaska.
Then we have thousands of miles of shorelines, as well as places like Puerto Rico, a sovereign nation whose citizens are U.S. citizens, so people who enter Puerto Rico legally, are for all intent and purposes on U.S. soil.
Then we have airports and seaports.
Securing our nation's borders is an immense task. The United States shares some 7,400 miles of patrolable international boundary with Canada and Mexico. More than 25 Indian tribes govern lands that are either adjacent to borders or directly accessible by boat from the border. These tribal lands encompass over 260 miles of international borders -- a distance 100 miles longer than California's border with Mexico. Tens of thousands of illegal migrants cross these borders and disappear into the heart of our nation every year.
Along our southern border, for example, the Tohono O'odham [ TOE-HOE-NO OTH-EM] Nation in Arizona shares a 75-mile boundary with Mexico. Traffic across the tribe's desert lands accounts for an estimated 700 to 1000 illegal entrants each day from Mexico.
Along our Northern Border, the Blackfeet Nation shares approximately 63 miles of border with Canada. These border lands are comprised of vast expanses and remote passes. -- Source
Now, in 1999 over 30 million people visited the U.S., either on business or pleasure. These people are vital to our economy.
People who demand or suggest that the government "close the borders", MUST take into consideration all aspects, including shorelines, and the impcat that making the nation difficult to access for business would have on our economy.
Now, what's your plan?
And who would watch "every inch of our borders"?