[Tancredo Fan]

A Homeland Security PING!

[noh8rs]

My favorite line there was the whole part about the drones making it even more dangerous for people to cross [i]illegally[/i]. No, Mexico makes it dangerous for people to cross. Mexicans are Mexico's responsibility, not the United States'.

[darkwing104]

"It's going to drive people into even more remote parts of the desert, where possibility of being rescued is minimal," according to Claudia Smith, an immigrant advocate with California Rural Legal Assistance.

Note to Illegal immigrant advocate: It's not like they are arming them. It's call detection and it may save more illegals lives by making them stay home.

[One_American]

Unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAV's have been used effectively for spying and in warfare. But immigrant advocates are concerned that deploying them along the border will put immigrants' lives in danger.

"It's going to drive people into even more remote parts of the desert, where possibility of being rescued is minimal," according to Claudia Smith, an immigrant advocate with California Rural Legal Assistance.

Oh my gosh, this is horrible. How could we even consider making it easier to apprehend illegal intruders or harder for them to break the law. (sarcasm off)

[KellyAdmirer]

I advocate solar-powered drones that only have to come down at night and in bad weather, myself. Can't have enough of them. A fleet of about, oh, 5000 should do the trick.

[Roughneck]

"It's going to drive people into even more remote parts of the desert, where possibility of being rescued is minimal,"

Perhaps the ILLEGALS should think of this before they leave Mexico. Vicente Fox may have to increase the supplies HIS regime provides illegals to travel here with.

I have no bleeding heart for law-breakers.

[Dr Warmoose]

Hmmm, the drone doesn't look large enough to support armaments so again how is this supposed to drive the invaders into more difficult terrain?

[Dr Warmoose]

The effort to stop illegal immigration between the United States and Mexico may soon include small, unmanned planes called drones

If we were really serious about illegal immigration, we can declare the illegal alien to have the same legal rights and status as an American unborn child. Spread word of this around the US and Mexico, saying that this will take effect on, say, July 4th. We can call the program "Planned Immigration" and demand federal funding.

I estimate the total body-count of such a program to be initially high as people test out the validity, but after a dozen or so bodies (far less than those found in the trailer of the typical coyote's truck) this immigration problem will wither on the vine.

[John Jorsett]

Idiot writers. Maybe the radio is powered by two AA batteries, but the drone itself must use a petroleum-based engine, assuming they want any sort of decent time aloft.