[af_vet_rr]

"Common perimeter" means wide-open U.S. borders between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

How is this different than what is going on right now?

I could understand a totally open border with Canada, if they were more careful about who they let fly into Canada, because it would reduce the size of the border we have to patrol, which could free up resources for elsewhere (i.e. Mexico). Jokes about Canada being the 51st state aside, they speak the same language (except that one portion that holds onto French, and hey, we have Louisiana as well ;-) ), there isn't a mass movement coming to work for cheap here in the US, etc. We have a lot in common, especially in regards to security.

Mexico on the other hand, hell no. They have no idea who comes into their country, they are such a poor and corrupt society, they practically encourage illegal emmigration to the US (through absentee voting, etc.), and well, we've seen what's been going on in Nuevo Laredo.

One thing I do worry about, is going beyond simple open borders, into a more complex integration. It just doesn't work. Didn't work for the Soviets, for the EU, etc. It just won't.

[hedgetrimmer]

It just won't.

If we don't do something now, then we are going to find out first hand how it doesn't work.