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Note that two of the items placed lower down in this story have merited their own articles (posted on FR) in the last few days -- inspectors entering without ID, or with phony ID; and the letter from the Arizona Congressional Delegation.

[Carry_Okie]

Homeland Security looks into drones: Predators, other UAVs have potential over Mexican border

Interesting change in priorities and methods. I wonder how that might have happened?

Don't quit now, even if they get their Predators up in the air. Have them MAKE you stop. You know what will happen to the quality of monitoring if they get back their monopoly.

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The Border List ^TM

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Jay Stanley, spokesman for the American Civil Liberties Union, cautioned that aerial surveillance is limited now by the cost and difficulty of flying a plane over a target. The use of drones could expand the amount of surveillance on Americans, he said. "It definitely evokes the most paranoid visions of Big Brother's eye in the sky," Stanley said.

At least he called it right..."the most paranoid visions". When these UAVs are misused to spy on Americans, then file a complaint...until then, Mr. Stanley, with all due respect... please sit down and STFU! These UAVs will be invaluable for covering those parts of the borders not accessible by other vehicles.

[Spiff]

If the American Border Patrol accomplishes nothing else, they can chalk this one up as a major victory. This is precisely why the ABP is here on the border, to prove that there are better ways to monitor the border, that the problem is worse than is being presented, and to shame the powers that be into doing something about it.

Not until the ABP flew their off-the-shelf RC airplanes equipped with off-the-shelf cameras did the Arizona Congressional delegation and Homeland Security start seriously talking about putting up drones here. ABP is really proving its worth and demonstrating what they're all about.

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