“Erecting a concrete barrier across the entire 1,954-mile frontier with Mexico, they know, collides head-on with multiple realities: the geology of the river valley, fierce local resistance and the immense “
For one, the wall has been budgeted and paid for. For another, the design has already been done, environmental studies done, when the wall is built where will the labor come from and what is the logistics to feed and house them. The only thing that probably hasn’t been fully vetted yet Is the prime contractor, the subs and the newer technology that has hit the market since the plans were first drawn up.
Solution to areas “incompatible” with continuous hard barrier construction.
Construct a two story concrete block house.
Climate controlled living/cooking/showers upstairs, 5 bay garage, shop and holding cells downstairs.
Construct a paved covered “carport” along the back (away from the border) with four “ready” ATV’s equipped with a mounted M249.
All agents staffing the blockhouses are issued M4s and Glock 21s.
On the (flat) roof of the building have continuous observation and defensive positions around all sides.
A 30 foot tower on top of each blockhouse for HD, FLIR cameras and communications and cell antennas.
HD optical zoom cameras controlled and connected to PC’s in the living quarters running motion detecting software.
FLIR cameras are likewise controlled and connected to displays on large screens for constant observation.
Have vibration and magnetic detection sensors distributed to the front and between each blockhouse that will alert the detection position in the controlling PCs.
Link all blockhouses with TSOA, TIGR or SUDA like data sharing so any single blockhouse “outage” will not affect the links with the other blockhouses across the border.
Construct one blockhouse every half mile in all areas incompatible with hard barrier construction along the border.
If a particular area becomes overwhelmed with too many crossing attempts, begin hard barrier construction between the blockhouses. Open areas are only allowed directly next to the blockhouse that can be closed with barrier gates.
Continue the hard barrier construction between the blockhouses until the problem area is under control.
This system will allow total control of the border as there will be no location further than 1/4 mile from a blockhouse.
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