Comments on: Straight Talk about Border Security

By: Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:14:15 +0000

No, xrlq, I’m saying don’t try to hang this on the illegal immigration hook. Hook’s full.

By: The Thunder Run

The Thunder Run — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:18:57 +0000

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By: krazy kagu

krazy kagu — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:53:51 +0000

How many terrorists are crossing the border already?

By: Dan S

Dan S — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 13:49:03 +0000

Security is about raising the lowest barrier, then the next lowest, and so on.

Right now the Mexican border is the lowest fence. We get more front-end screening of immigrants INTO Canada before they can attempt crossing the US-Canada border, so security there is, on net, better.

You fix the worst problems first. Trying to fix all of them at once results in paralysis.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Myths about Myths on Terrorism

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Myths about Myths on Terrorism — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:49:01 +0000

[...] tip to Patterico’s DRJ for the McCraw [...]

By: Xrlq

Xrlq — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:46:34 +0000

Kevin, it sounds like you are saying not all terrorists sneak over the border, therefore a policy of doing something about people who sneak over the border will have no effect on terrorism. If that’s not what you mean, what do you mean? And if it is what you mean … huh?

By: Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:32:08 +0000

Well, a terrorist certainly was arrested legally crossing from Canada to the US, and only by a stroke of luck was LAX not bombed at the millennium.

What does this mean about the US-Canadian border? About as much as McCraw’s comments about terrorists coming from Mexico. Is sneaking in from Canada somehow harder?

And let’s not forget that all the 9/11 hijackers entered legally. What makes you think that giving more money for DHS to spend will make anyone any safer? Seems to me like we’ll just keep on getting what we’re getting.

Not sure what the solution to the illegal alien problem is, but more border patrol won’t solve the terrorist entry problem. Red herring.

By: TimesDisliker

TimesDisliker — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 02:36:41 +0000

re: #3 – Apparently, so is border control. Very disturbing story.

By: JVW

JVW — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:10:33 +0000

Well, I suppose domestic terrorism is one of those jobs that Americans are unwilling to do.

By: Thomas Jackson

Thomas Jackson — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:08:19 +0000

I wonder what would happen if a rapist or a murderer was released for lack of detention facilities? Why not set up POW cages with tents?

This is a joke.