Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told reporters this week that he expected to "re-visit" the issue when he becomes chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee in the 110th Congress, which has a Democratic Party majority.
He said that the high technology Secure Border Initiative, or SBI Net -- essentially a set of monitors, cameras and other integrated surveillance systems to monitor the border -- was a viable alternative.
"We might do away with it, or look at (integrating it into) SBI Net," he said, "A virtual fence rather than a real one."
Virtual Fence to keep out virtual illegals. Problem is it requires real fences to keep out the real illegals. Fences are cheap compared to nebulous tech solutions, so less money available for porkers to distribute except along the border - with a virtual fences they can steer funding and kickbacks easier to "virtual" companies on the "virtual" fence in their home districts, like say, San Fran, or NY. Sad thing is the bureaucracy in DC, including immigration wimp President Bush, probably will go along with this. |