We get O'Reilly and Tancredo together on the right side of the issue, and then they wander over to the dumbest solution possible: Troops on the Borders.
A beefed up border patrol can handle the borders. Troops are not necessary. They are not going to happen. Dwelling on them is a ranting waste of time.
"Troops on the Borders" is the equivalent of the Orkin man using a neutron bomb on the termites in your house.
http://www.dpft.org/hernandez/dallas_report.html
It was big locally, but the story didn't go national. With so many out to get Bush, if it happened again the story will go national and it will all be Bush's fault.. Or do you think Tancredo pick up the tab on it?
I would say that troops on the border would be a useful tool but I think Tancredo and O'Reilly could do more by talking about other things that could be done. Or what is not being done that should be done. I greatly appreciate their efforts.
Actually, I don't think your analogy is good. The Orkin man would still get the termites with the neutron bomb. My guess is the troops wouldn't even be effective in stemming the flow of illegals because they're not trained to do border patrol type work.
But your general point is absolutely correct. We need more border patrol agents, not troops, on the borders. A wall or electrified fence would also help.
That says it all!
I have called Tankredo's office, and explained some of the problems with troops on the border, the aid listened to what I had to say, and said I never thought of those things, it doesn't look like it changed anyone's mind.
The problems on the border will continue to increase, until the administration in power has the desire correct the problem.
Welcome to George Herbert Walker Bush's New World Order.
I too have reservations about a full military deployment on our borders. However, I do believe that the military should be utilized to boost our border patrol. They can stand guard and act as a deterrent to border crossers. Small, specialized units, should be used to extract Federales, Mexican police, druglords, "Coyotes", who take pot shots at our underarmed border agents and civillian population.
Our border patrol is understaffed and we are being overrun by illegal immigration. Surely, this is a national emergency. The president has a responsibility to protect the nation against all enemies, both foreign and domestic. Bush, trying to make nice with Senor Fox, should remember his Constitutional responsibility.