It is Mexico and Mexicans that are causing the problem. I would favor confiscating whatever land was needed starting at our border and moving South.
Another poster indicated that there was a 300 foot buffer of Federally owned land along the entire length of the border. Can anybody confirm that? Is it actual surface ownership or just a right of way or some other type of easement that allows the Border Patrol access for enforcement purposes?
I'd be interested in knowing that as well.
Another poster also mentioned the posse commitatus as being something that would prevent the deployment of troops on the borders. Well, that the law has essentially been gutted by the "war on drugs" types over the past couple of decades. Also, if protecting our borders isn't a legitimate role of the military, then I don't know what is.