Millions dead from the introductory impact, millions more will die in the months and years to come. This is the scene from ground zero of a nuclear attack. Our future can hold this and much more. What once seemed like something imperceivable has inevitably come to be a very plausible scenario. Something, as straightforward as a inexpressive jet chartered from Canada into Montana (which goes unchecked) can vehicle a nuclear gismo into this country. Let's take an even less sophisticated recipe of smuggling it in: someone driving a car over the Us/Mexico border plows through the checkpoints and steps on the gas, all the way to San Diego, barely a half hour away he drives into downtown and detonates the bomb. He might even do this as he is being chased. California is well known for its car chases, so the police might even back off. These are some of the biggest threats we face in our country, and undoubtedly, there are many more.
There is one straightforward step we can take if not to stop but to at least minimize the threats to our American way of life. By putting troops on the border we will effectively plug the porous borders we have to our north and south. Having personal contact in the military, I could tell you first hand that our original task was to safe the perimeter from enemy penetration. Take this notion and apply it towards our borders, and it should provide the same level of safety as it does in our troops bases colse to the world.
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The safety of our borders not only guards our citizenry, but also hinders illegal immigration and drug smuggling into this country. When you consider that we currently have in any place from 8 to 13 million illegal aliens in this country draining billions of dollars from taxpayers by way of jobs, health care, and many other group services, that have and will continue to take its toll on local economies. A up-to-date study conducted by the center for Immigration Studies (Cis) says that illegal immigrants enter this country at a rate of 1,918 per day. Of these, consider that if only a tenth of these people are criminals, then that is suspect sufficient to put troops on our borders.
Securing our borders with troops, though, a straightforward explication to a involved problem can any way raise some concern in the minds of many people. Many, especially on the left are fearful that we will come to be a police state. One or two instances of inordinate force are used as examples to carry their message, such as, when a nautical training along side the border patrol shot dead an illegal alien attempting to cross the border. an additional one conference made against this is that we will offend and possibly detach our neighbors. Others contend that we have to be sensitive to the needs of illegal immigrants, even the old Director of Homeland Security, Tom Ridge is quoted as saying that "we have cultural and historical" reasons for not putting troops on our borders.
Many times we need a critical life event to convert our train of notion or consider other options on dissimilar issues. Placing troops on our borders is something the American people overwhelmingly retain as indicated by a up-to-date poll: The poll of 1,015 likely voters by Zogby Int'l found that 68 percent of respondents believe the government should deploy troops on the borders to curb illegal immigration. Fifty-eight percent agreed that the U.S. Should admit fewer immigrants each year. The problem with this is not retain for it, but rather an additional one sticky political correctness ordeal.
Furthermore, on the legal side of things, there as a matter of fact isn't much on the books stopping us from putting troops on the border. The 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which restricts the federal role of troops reads like this: "Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both." This law is basically principle oriented and not very legally binding because it has been weakened by amendments authorizing diminutive use of troops on our borders.
Placing troops on our borders will not only serve to safe us but also to send a clear message to foreign nationals and enemies that we our willing to safe ourselves from them. This is an issue that has only recently gotten more attention due to the September 11th attacks, but that many have had on their minds for a long time. Performance is needed now on this issue, next time might just be too late. September 11th made us realize just how vulnerable we are. Just as we are righteously pursuing terrorist colse to the globe, we ought not forget the first line of defense starts at home.
Works Cited
Kenne, Lara. "Tancredo, Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus Call on
President to Place troops on U.S. Border" 18 June 2002. House.gov.
"Pandering to Mexico, Ridge won't militarize border." 1 March 2002. Newsmax.com
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"Us borders still open nuclear smuggling." 31 October 2002. Newsmax.com Wires.
"Using troops as cops." 11 November 2002. Free-market.net.
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