Illegal Immigration....an Easy Fix

I was standing outside the other night with a group of people and the talk turned to the huge illegal immigration problem along our southern borders and the apparent lack of interest in a solution by anyone that's in charge of anything in Washington, including the President. I said there was an easy solution. Everyone looked at me expectantly......so here goes. What I would do if I was in charge of anything.

First off, I would place the problem of those who have already successfully infiltrated our country on the back burner for now. That's another problem for another time. The larger 50 meter target is stopping any more from invading. Having decided that, we now have a clear mission. SEAL THE SOUTHERN BORDER.

We are in a unique time in our nation's history. We are embattled in a Global War on Terrorism. Terrorism comes in many forms and shapes, from many different factions, from those who are violently active to those who enable them in a variety of ways. The current infiltration and deception occurring from the south is as large and threatening as any, probably even more so as the hidden effects of it are felt by every American every day.

STEP 1 of sealing the border would be a public classification of the infiltrators from the south as Domestic Terrorists. This would free up war funds under the Global War on Terrorism and bring to bear all of the resources United States Military.

Their methodical social, economic and criminal destabilization of our culture, laws and economy are as direct a hit as any suicide bomber or missile. The social effects of their campaign are influential and far reaching. Everywhere you go in many parts of this country you see small signs.....dial 1 for English; signs written in spanish; business establishments accepting pesos; elementary schools teaching in spanish only. There is also a concerted effort to bully their way into our electoral processes by convincing political parties that you don't really need to be a citizen to vote!

There is also a pervasive attitude of corruption that is inherent in disregarding our rule of law by entering illegally that carries over to perpetuate criminal activity. The INS/FBI Statistical Report on Undocumented Immigrants for the 1st quarter of 2006 give the following.....95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.......83% of warrants for murder in Phoenix are for illegal aliens........86% of warrants for murder in Albuquerque are for illegal aliens. That is for one crime in three American cities. The Report goes on.........google it.

The economic impact of the Domestic Terrorist are perhaps the most damaging and has the biggest potential for disaster. By now most people are aware of the huge Social Security scam going on, with Terrorists getting SS paychecks (without having paid into the Federal Program) and then sending that money back to Mexico. Millions of dollars are being embezzled out of the US and into the Mexican economy, so much that it is factored into the Mexican National Budget by their government. The children of Domestic Terrorists go to schools funded by the American taxpayers, and are born in our hospitals with accrued medical costs picked up by the same American taxpayers. There are 10 states in this country who have been held politically hostage enough that they allow Domestic Terrorists to go to their State University schools with in-state tuition!

STEP 2 be the seizure of a strip of land along the entire length of the southern border and reaching one mile into US side. Through the few border cities, the width of the seizure would be remarkably narrower, but still sufficient enough to allow operation of the plan. Of course this will rile up alot of folks, but if commercial developers can seize land under Eminent Domain laws to bulldoze homes in order to build shopping malls (New London, CT), then I can seize a short strip of land in the defense of the nation. Chalk it up to your bit of patriotic sacrifice to the cause of preserving our culture and way of life!

STEP 3 would be the suspension of the Posse Committatus Act (applicable by special law only to the concerned area of operations) , in much the same manner as it was during the moujahaideen attacks on 9/11, and the subsequent deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division, 21st Cavalry Brigade, and 4th Infantry Division out of Ft. Hood, along with the Texas NG Long Range Surveillance Detachment to physically close the border along the Texas sector. From Ft Carson, Colorado the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division and Surveillance/Reconnaissance Teams from the 10th Special Forces Group would deploy throughout the New Mexico and Arizona border sectors. Infantry Marines from Camp Pendleton, California would be deployed to secure the California sector and link to the Arizona sectors. Each border states National Guard units would participate in relieving the regular line units in an orderly and timely rotation. The US Border Patrol would be embedded into the line units to supply critical tactical expertise pertaining to previous terrorist tactics and local terrain considerations. The determination of the length of the deployment would be finalized after consultation with US Army Engineers in accordance with STEP 4.

STEP 4 After the border is secure and the flow of terrorists has been staunched, the Army Engineer Brigades, along with private sector collaboration, will begin construction of a barrier sufficient to impede any and all traffic, motorized or other, into the United States. The barrier will be a physical structure along the entire border, reinforced by optical technology and observation posts, since an obstacle that is unobserved is just an inconvenience to those who are determined to pass.

STEP 5 After redeployment of the US Military and the reinstatement of the Posse Committatus Act in full, the Border Patrol would resume operations without the restriction of the Fair Labor and Standards Act, which impedes their ability and motivation to properly protect this country from invasion by would-be domestic terrorists. The Joint Task Force-6 program would be re-instituted to augment the efforts of the Border Patrol.

Of course I'm not in charge of anything. I know the current 'solution' is a 700 mile partially virtual fence that costs $3.2 million a mile. I looked it up....it's amazing. It's the best our professional politicians who are beholden to the Hispanic vote can do, but McCain and the other keep getting elected. That doesn't make much American sense....does it?