Burning Atlanta

I've harped about this because too many people still don't get it. A "Fence" is only as good as the enforcement that goes with it. In some areas a fence has been VERY effective. But as for stopping illegals coming into this country, nope. It may slow it down, it sends the right message, but this country needs more than just a fence and if anyone thinks that's a cure-all they aren't paying attention.

This report says that up to 50% of illegals gain entry legally, and simply overstay their visas.  As we all know, the single best thing this nation can do to cut the numbers of illegals crashing our borders is to target the employers. No jobs, no reason (less reason) to come. And, as we know, business is screaming to the heavens. "The sky is falling, the sky is falling. We can't possibly survive without a huge pool of CHEAP labor."

Good read

While America continues to pour tax money into walling off the Mexican border, fully half of illegal aliens come into the U.S. by other routes, according to immigration authorities.

Expired student and tourist visas, phony marriages, unchecked container ships and the porous Canadian border to the north all contribute as much to illegal immigration as Mexican border jumpers, experts say.

The fence is a joke,” says Dr. George Weissinger, the former Immigration agent and associate professor at Briarcliffe College who wrote Law Enforcement And The INS. “It is a waste of money and a foolish enforcement measure, and it’s not going to stop the illegal alien problem.”

According to DHS, the number of illegal aliens in the U.S. jumped from 8.5 million to 11.6 million between 2000 and 2006. The GAO now estimates that another 500,000 illegals crash the border every year.

Weissinger estimates the number of illegals already here is much higher, perhaps as many as 20 million. I keep hearing different numbers so I'll put it this way, there's a shitload of illegals in this country and they're still growing in numbers.