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Byron York: In border fight, Democrats want 'technological wall' that won't keep anybody out
by Byron York
| January 13, 2019 07:13 PM
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California says a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border would be "immoral." Instead, she favors something she calls a "technological wall." Another top House Democrat, Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina, calls it a "smart wall."
Instead of building an actual physical barrier of steel, concrete, or some other material, Pelosi, Clyburn, and other Democrats advocate employing an array of high-tech devices — drones, infrared sensors, surveillance cameras, and more — to keep track of activity at the border without physical impediments to discourage illegal crossings.
"We cannot protect the border with concrete," Clyburn said recently. "We can protect the border using the technology that is available to us to wall off intrusions."
The problem is, a smart wall would not actually wall off intrusions. Indeed, the main feature of a smart wall — in past debates, it was often referred to as a virtual fence — is that it will not stop anyone from crossing the border into the United States. It can detect illegal crossers and alert authorities to their presence. But it does nothing to keep them from entering the country.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-in-border-fight-democrats-want-technological-wall-that-wont-keep-anybody-out (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/byron-york-in-border-fight-democrats-want-technological-wall-that-wont-keep-anybody-out)
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The 'rats high tech wall would be a great way for our border agents to watch illegals successfully make their way into the country from a nice safe distance.
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The 'rats high tech wall would be a great way for our border agents to watch illegals successfully make their way into the country from a nice safe distance.
Exactly right.
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A "technological wall" has an off-button that will be used the instant a Rat becomes President, which will become more likely in 2020 if Trump falls for this approach.
Once a real wall/fence is built, it stays built until somebody tears it down.