>How about a Civil Border Patrol...<
How about the National Guard? That is what they are for, to protect THIS country and our borders. Bring the NG home and allow enlisted army and marine personel fight the war outside the country. With the massive opposition to the President's border policy, how can he cut security there; and is he absolved from being answerable to his constituents? IMO, he is guaranteeing a big Republican loss in 2008.
The last time we used the NG on the border (in Texas) they shot and killed an American born kid herding sheep! Armies are for killing people and breaking things...not policing!
Lets not jump off the deep end.
Lets face it Mexicans are not flying into buildings.
They want work.
This is where the jobs are.
Its very expensive to guard the borders, using volunteers with per diem would help, cut the cost.
We are using the Guard in Iraq.
There is a movement to have civilian spotters set up in southern AZ with cell phones to call the border patrol. They say they have over 400 volunteers.
http://www.minutemanproject.com/