Posted on 10/08/2005 11:57:55 AM PDT by BrianGa
America has made many strides since September 11th in the fight against terrorism. A vast amount of resources have been rightfully devoted to homeland security in the last four years. We have improved airline security by reinforcing cockpit doors, enhancing our 'do-not-fly' lists, revamped our intelligence agencies, cut off funding to numerous terrorist groups and have arrested would-be terrorists.
However, one gaping hole still remains in our defenses. Contrary to our national interest, our leaders continue to leave our Canadian and Mexican borders largely unsecured, resulting in a free flow of illegal aliens into our nation.
In 2000, the Immigration and Naturalization Service estimated that seven million illegal immigrants were living in the United States, with about half a million entering the United States each year. Approximately 69 percent of these immigrants are believed to be from Mexico.
Even if we assumed that none of these seven million individuals have terrorist ties, how hard would it be to imagine a new terrorist cell crossing the Rio Grande tomorrow undetected? By simply adding nine or ten individuals to the seven million figure mentioned earlier, the results of such an intrusion could be devastating. As a nation, we are deadbolting the front door of our fortress while leaving the back door wide open and unmonitored. National security is impossible as a result of this policy.
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It is sad that no journalist or writer has bothered to address the corruption that exists within the Border Patrol itself.
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