I guess you haven't heard about the guys with alQaeda ties coming in from Mexico. Every terrorism expert has mentioned it. (Steve Emerson and others) Also, I've read stories of police on our side of the Mexican border who have caught guys that spoke a middle eastern language.
As for money, terrorists related to groups or countries overseas have plenty of money. Do you know that Mexico and Iran have friendly relations?
We allow students and visitors into this country every day from Egypt and other countries and lose track of them. I think the story of these missing students was overblown, considering there must be tens of thousands that are here whose whereabouts are unaccounted for. The media just chose to focus on these guys.
If we're so afraid of Egyption students (or others) coming into this country, and don't have confidence in our screening process, then we shouldn't allow them to come here in the first place.
Most Freepers figured out that the attention on the missing students is very strange given the wide open borders. How hard would it be for someone to learn Spanish for a few years and come in undetected through Mexico?
It’s as if I spent all my efforts weather-stripping my windows while I forgot to install a front door.