[TaxRelief]

Realistically, what would it cost to completely close/control the borders? If one even wanted to do that?

[txdoda]

Realistically, what would it cost to completely close/control the borders? If one even wanted to do that?

Has DC EVER not FOUND the tax dollars to fix any MAJOR
thing in this country that needed fixed ???

Hey, we're "footin' the bills" to secure the borders of Afghanistan @ so many MILLIONS per guard post, and next
will be the borders of Iraq. Our military is plenty good
enough to protect *other* borders for years. Yet we're told
our military can't protect Americans/ American borders.

AS for Mexico, NOTHING the USA has EVER done has improved
the lives for the majority of the poor mexican people.
Maybe it's time for Mexicans to UPRISE (if that's what it
takes) & clear out the corrupt government/drug lords that
now control THEIR country. Mexicans flooding to the USA,
will eventually leave lots of room in mexico for even MORE
crooks drug/lords to MULTIPLY in a safe haven. If the mexicans need any help, they could call on about the MILLION
mexican activists here in the USA screaming for mex. rights
here in the USA.

I think most Americans (like me) would have a lot more respect/offer backing/tax dollars to these activists if
their GOAL was to make the much needed changes in Mexico,
for the poor mexicans, RATHER than DEMANDING that America
& her CITIZENS assimilate to the poor mexicans HERE.

There's going to have to be a country-wide house cleaning
in mexico, before I would ever consider any open borders
with her.

Thanks....I'll get off the soap-box now.....

[nanny]

Realistically, what would it cost to completely close/control the borders? If one even wanted to do that?

I don't know - but I have a better question - What will it cost if we don't close/control the borders?

[Steve Eisenberg]

Realistically, what would it cost to completely close/control the borders?,

Well, let's see. First of all there's the cost of printing the federal bill to cut off federal aid to any minicipality whose police force fails to fully cooperate with the INS. Next, the cost of defending law suits from the INS execs who are fired for not vigorously enforcing the law. Then there is the cost of switching high-security prisons housing violent felon illegal immigrants over to being minimum security priosons for employers who hire illegal immigrants.

Are there some real costs? Sure. But the main cost of stopping queue-jumping illegal immigrants is measured not in dollars, but political will.