My idea of an unmanned kiosk
Since the drug cartels are not only in charge of border smuggling but also making deals with terrorists, this ought to do the trick,
U.S. Proposes Unmanned Border Entry With Mexico (h/t Aaron)
The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence.
This hardly seems a time the U.S. would be willing to allow people to cross the border legally from Mexico without a customs officer in sight. But in this rugged, remote West Texas terrain where wading across the shallow Rio Grande undetected is all too easy, federal authorities are touting a proposal to open an unmanned port of entry as a security upgrade.By the spring, kiosks could open up in Big Bend National Park allowing people from the tiny Mexican town of Boquillas del Carmen to scan their identity documents and talk to a customs officer in another location, at least 100 miles away.
100 miles away, like a guy in New York, NY. talking to a guy in Wilmington, DE.
And the kiosks are going to last…how long?
But not to worry, Homeland Security’s still body-searching little old ladies in wheelchairs.
“If you are entering the country illegally please leave us a note and someone will get right back to you…eventually”. Doug Ross is also posting on it.
While you’re pondering this,
Obama to slash National Guard force on U.S.-Mexico border, after arming and laundering money, that is.
