To put a 3-man team every mile along the entire Mexican border, working 24/7 in 3 shifts, capped at 200 days total work per man would require...
Total # shifts/mile = 3*365 = 1095 shifts/mile
Total number of miles = 2000 miles
Total shifts = 2,190,000
At 3 men per shift, total men = 32,850
Given that the Federal government employs 3 million people, requiring only 32,850 to secure the Mexican border is insignificant.
The logistics of securing the border are not the issue. It's strictly a matter of political will.
Satellites & drones do this already. If were a matter of just having patrols, then why did Israel build a 32 ft high concrete barrier?
The logistics of securing the border are not the issue.
LOL! You're at over 30,000 personnel in forward deployment, with 1 mile gaps between men. You think that will be sufficient?
You've also left out support crews, bases, detention facilities, roads, infrastructure, etc. Realistically you're looking at a few hundred thousand men to seal just the Mexican border. You are talking about tens of billions of dollars annually. Not going to happen, and it doesn't need to. Consider an asymmetric approach.