A very Pollyannaish attitude.
On the border control issue - I am one of those upset about both. I consider this very consistent. The enormous influx of illegals has been the excuse for many measures, such as the printer signatures, such as having to "prove" legal status to get a job, such as firearms registration, etc, which do restrict the freedoms of legitimate, law-abiding citizens and other legal residents. Closing and controlling the borders would take away this excuse. And it would not take 500,000 border guards. Fences, cameras, and seismic sensors could be placed along the border to detect illegal incursions, at a far lower cost than would be incurred by allowing the invasion to continue.
Isn't that just the same kind of technology, which would leave it open to exactly the same kind of abuse?
Just because they are using it against illegal aliens coming in now, doesn't mean that someday they couldn't use it to control people TRYING TO GET OUT.
We need to spend more time shoring up the constitutional restraints against misuse, and spend less time freaking out over technology that may or may not be misused in the future.
Wait...I think that takes us back to SCOTUS nominations...and I'm sick to death of going there! Yep, I get that Pollyannaish thing a lot. Go figure. I actually chose a name that fits me. ; )