tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469072661312132795.post2372240720051836121..comments2022-11-22T01:28:45.979-08:00Comments on Border Wall in the News: Concertina wire bolsters segment of border fenceNO BORDER WALLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16705064894973061623noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-469072661312132795.post-85009145340923037852008-11-19T20:04:00.000-08:002008-11-19T20:04:00.000-08:00The addition of concertina wire to the border wall...The addition of concertina wire to the border wall does not exactly jibe with what the Border Patrol was saying a year and a half ago:<BR/><BR/>"Fencing itself is not going to stop illegal immigration. Where we have most of our fencing is in urban areas where a successful entry can happen from seconds to minutes," said supervisory Border Patrol agent Gus Soto, adding that those who make a break for it in wilderness areas usually have a couple days of walking ahead of them, which gives Border Patrol agents more time to catch them.<BR/>Soto acknowledges that other fences and walls throughout history have not been successful, but he pointed out that the Great Wall of China was designed to slow down fast-moving armies, not keep them out. And he bristles at comparisons to the Berlin Wall.<BR/><BR/>"The Berlin Wall was made to keep people in. Our walls don't have concertina wire, they're not meant to hurt anyone. They're humane. They're meant to slow down illegal drug trade and illegal aliens. We're not here to hurt anyone. We're here to safeguard our borders," said Soto, who is based in Tucson.<BR/><BR/>--Border detail offers welcome change, guardsmen find same work, less danger than in Iraq<BR/><BR/>By Meg Jones of the Journal Sentinel <BR/>Posted: Mar. 4, 2007<BR/>http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/29250384.htmlNO BORDER WALLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16705064894973061623noreply@blogger.com