Fence on Texas Southern Border
The distance along the Texas Southern Border with Mexico is 1200 miles. The distance from New York City to Kansas City is 1285 miles. The perimeter distance around the state of New York is 1160 miles.
Michele Bachman says if elected president she "will build a fence for every mile, every foot, and every inch of the Southern Border". Obviously, she and many of the ruling class establishment have never been near the Texas Southern Border. How practical would it be to build a fence from New York City to Kansas City? Not very. How practical would it be to build a fence around the entire state of New York? Not very. So, why would anyone want to build a 1200 mile fence along the Texas Southern Border, especially since hundreds of miles of fencing would have to go through and over some of the most difficult and hostile terrain (mountains, canyons, arroyos, desert, etc.) in the entire United States? What good is a fence without observation, i.e. boots on the ground to observe all 1200 miles? Otherwise, illegal Mexican and other immigrants will simply climb over the fence, cut through the fence, or tunnel under the fence. If Mrs. Bachman was to build her fence she would have to build watch towers every few miles for line-of-sight observation. She would have to man the towers with around the clock observers, and then build response stations every few miles manned by an adequate number of Border Patrolmen with high speed all terrain vehicles to respond in a matter of a few minutes to intercept the interlopers before they scatter like a covey of quail and fade into the landscape among the cactus, mesquite, huisache, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, scorpions, etc.
Many places along the border are appropriate and practical for a fence, however hundreds of miles would be inappropriate and impractical to be fenced. Perry has more practical hands on experience dealing with a porous border the federal government refuses to secure than any of the other prospective presidential candidates. Most people outside Texas, New Mexico or Arizona and the "lame stream media" have no concept of the magnitude of the problem or how to deal with it. Perry needs to find a way to adequately articulate a real answer to Mrs. Bachman and the others, then hone his response to a fine degree for a brief and concise statement everyone understands.
Michele Bachman says if elected president she "will build a fence for every mile, every foot, and every inch of the Southern Border". Obviously, she and many of the ruling class establishment have never been near the Texas Southern Border. How practical would it be to build a fence from New York City to Kansas City? Not very. How practical would it be to build a fence around the entire state of New York? Not very. So, why would anyone want to build a 1200 mile fence along the Texas Southern Border, especially since hundreds of miles of fencing would have to go through and over some of the most difficult and hostile terrain (mountains, canyons, arroyos, desert, etc.) in the entire United States? What good is a fence without observation, i.e. boots on the ground to observe all 1200 miles? Otherwise, illegal Mexican and other immigrants will simply climb over the fence, cut through the fence, or tunnel under the fence. If Mrs. Bachman was to build her fence she would have to build watch towers every few miles for line-of-sight observation. She would have to man the towers with around the clock observers, and then build response stations every few miles manned by an adequate number of Border Patrolmen with high speed all terrain vehicles to respond in a matter of a few minutes to intercept the interlopers before they scatter like a covey of quail and fade into the landscape among the cactus, mesquite, huisache, rattlesnakes, tarantulas, scorpions, etc.
Many places along the border are appropriate and practical for a fence, however hundreds of miles would be inappropriate and impractical to be fenced. Perry has more practical hands on experience dealing with a porous border the federal government refuses to secure than any of the other prospective presidential candidates. Most people outside Texas, New Mexico or Arizona and the "lame stream media" have no concept of the magnitude of the problem or how to deal with it. Perry needs to find a way to adequately articulate a real answer to Mrs. Bachman and the others, then hone his response to a fine degree for a brief and concise statement everyone understands.
posted by Donald G Davidson at 10:09 PM
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