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1. #1
   On March 6th, 2008 at 11:12 am, Ron Rockstar said:

   Currently, there are 190 officers working the northern border.

   4000 arrests. You can imagine these 190 guys and gals are worked to death. DHS is a joke. Good job up there guys.

2. #2
   On March 6th, 2008 at 11:25 am, cpodug said:

   While there are ways in and out of every country in the world, I don’t know of any nation that has as porous a border as the United States.

   The next attack, the terrorists won’t really need visas, will they? Slip in on one of the established routes, preferably the northern one, since it is more open, and you’re halfway to accomplishing your mission.

   Ron Rockstar: DHS is a joke.

   Exactly. And the fact that there haven’t been any large-scale, successful attacks since 9/11 is more a factor of luck than anything else. How much longer can our luck hold out? I’m thinking not much longer.

3. #3
   On March 6th, 2008 at 11:33 am, babbledabble said:

   OK call me a nut for my conspiracy theories, but maybe when Bambi H. O. becomes President, we will find out just what kind of “change” he has in mind. Don your burkas ladies.

4. #4
   On March 6th, 2008 at 11:33 am, Boomer said:

   I fully understand and appreciate the Jihadist threat from our northern neighbor very well, that’s why when I demand a border fence/barrier from by lying crapweasel Congress critters I always include both of our land borders requiring control and enforcement.

5. #5
   On March 6th, 2008 at 12:05 pm, Regulus said:

   Maybe there really is no such thing as an unmixed blessing.

   I’ve always thought that we’ve been blessed to have to comparatively weak and benign neighbors. Imagine a world in which we had a land border with Germany, China, or the old Soviet Union. The idea of “the world’s longest unguarded border” would, if expressed out loud, qualify for an immediate diagnosis of insanity.

   On the other hand, we can be – and probably are – victims of the very same blessing. The reason why we don’t need to maintain 40 divisions along our northern border is also why it’s so easy for anyone to just stroll in.

   Similarly, we are also victims of our own success since 9/11 – i.e., in not having any more spectacular attacks on our soil. The sense of urgency is gone.

   Right after 9/11 Bush had the political capital to have pushed for, and gotten, whatever was needed to effectively protect the borders. But not any more. And none of the current presidential candidates are expressing much interest in border security, either.

   It’ll take another major, mass-casualty attack here to focus the politicians’ attention again. How pitiful is it to have to wonder just how many must die within our borders to finally justify defending those borders?

6. #6
   On March 6th, 2008 at 12:06 pm, Barry F. said:

   They have a lot of nerve calling it the “Department of Homeland Security” as inept as Chertoff and his bunch seem to be.

   Oh! And, let us not forget the imbecils in elected office in D.C.

7. #7
   On March 6th, 2008 at 12:13 pm, hawkeye54 said:

   4000 arrests. You can imagine these 190 guys and gals are worked to death. DHS is a joke. Good job up there guys.

   And you can imagine how many that should be stopped and arrested get through.

   As highways, means of transportation have improved coupled with the explosion of border crossings, 1900 agents for such a long border would’t be enough. 19,000 might be a more realistic number.

   A hearty thank you for all the hard working border patrol agents who really do take their job seriously in spite of the counterproductive bureaucrats they work for.

8. #8
   On March 6th, 2008 at 12:21 pm, dan708 said:

   I knew the DHS would fail because it’s a bureau; when have any of us seen a bureau do its job?
   I also knew it would fail because they put PA Gov. Tom Ridge in charge; he was equally useless as governor.

9. #9
   On March 6th, 2008 at 12:33 pm, rjjago said:

   I deal with the Canadian immigration system on a daily basis. It’s not corrupt but inept. Work permits are bought and sold overseas for as little as $2,000. There is nothing like a DNS, so once a person gets into Canada, they are here to stay. I’ve heard dozens of cases of people coming into Canada with dubious study permits and disappearing. I work in a related business and my client has one such person now – a Korean guy who vanished 2 weeks ago. But there’s no one to call. No immigration enforcement, no DNS, no police, no one at all who cares or is responsible.

   As for crossing the border? I know one person who got lost on a beach south of Vancouver and ended up in the USA. He bought cigarettes and came back with no hassles.

   I’ve heard the water border is even worse. The border there is apparently voluntary. There is no inspection at all on boats coming to and from Canada’s Gulf Islands. And the nearest landfall from the Gulf Islands? Whidbey Island Naval Air station.

10. #10
    On March 6th, 2008 at 12:54 pm, walterc said:

    I’ve heard the water border is even worse. The border there is apparently voluntary. There is no inspection at all on boats coming to and from Canada’s Gulf Islands. And the nearest landfall from the Gulf Islands? Whidbey Island Naval Air station.

    Having a son stationed at Whidbey, I’ve figured he was pretty safe (except when he’s sent out on a carrier with his planes), but now I have something else to worry about.

    Thanks Chertoff.

11. #11
    On March 6th, 2008 at 1:44 pm, CC said:

    I recommend everyone read Michelle’s book Invasion. It was written in Michelle’s reader friendly style, well researched and frightening in its factual content.

    You’ll be mad when you find out a lot of stuff you didn’t know and wonder why this problem is being left unattended.

12. #12
    On March 6th, 2008 at 2:03 pm, graysonret said:

    Why do terrorist need visas when the borders are wide-open? One day another attack will occur. When we learn that they crossed the border, there will be a big “hue and cry” to close the borders. The politicians will make promises, pass bills, and show sympathy…until the population forgets, then ignore everything, once again. They know it’s more important to liberalize (socialize) the country first, before anything else can be tackled. That seems to be what people want, first.

13. #13
    On March 6th, 2008 at 2:06 pm, iowavette said:

    Right on, Boomer. I’ve been saying that for years now: Fences on both borders. After the entire Canuck border guard abandoned ship in the face of two armed ILLEGAL criminals making for a Washington State crossing, there was no question we’re on our own as far as border security. I’ve also read they use unarmed college students [probably a good idea not to give them guns] in the summer. The Canadian professional guards can be pretty threatening to American citizens, on the other hand. The Canadian liberal government has dismantled the military. The current minority Conservative government will not be able to overcome the socialist bent of the populace, Small Dead Animals and Angry notwithstanding, to repair that situation anytime soon. Modeling old Europe seems to provide them some sense of differentiation and superiority. Good for them. The denigration of “W” and the U. S. by Cretian and Martin and their cadre and the ongoing hyperbole coming from their liberals and the CBC lead me to boycott all things Canadian. In the meantime, let’s take care of business below the 49th and buy American. We have plenty of lumber and beer produced domestically.

14. #14
    On March 6th, 2008 at 2:27 pm, bit_boy said:

    I think the legislative authorized 784 miles of Duncan Hunter caliber fence is the Chicago Cubs of fence building. Wait until next year. America has squandered vast treasury rebuilding, rebuilding, Iraq. We have pounded hundreds of billions into that rat hole whith no end in sight and we have not even the 1.4 billion authorized to build the Duncan Hunter. Iraq gets 360 times the amount being spent for no fence. We must now develop new words of skepticism: una sensación o una actitud que una no sabe la verdad, la verdad, o el trustworthiness alguien o algo.

15. #15
    On March 6th, 2008 at 3:47 pm, Alphonse said:

    You can have illegal migration and chamberpot immigration, or national security.

    Seems to me Bush has shown where his priorities lie. Would a person concerned about national security appoint an affirmative action nincompoop to the post of National Security Adviser? Would he leave the borders open?

16. #16
    On March 6th, 2008 at 6:46 pm, almeehan said:

    DHS needs more diversity in their staff. Perhaps Cong. Watt could take some of the people he has in mind for staffing to the Montana line bordering Canada and have a long camp out.

17. #17
    On March 6th, 2008 at 9:13 pm, BOB said:

    We got to be careful how we secure the northern border. We better not make it too hard to get out.

18. #18
    On March 6th, 2008 at 11:42 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    That cone picture is funny. That’s exactly how the border security is at some points between Canada and the US. A lot of that border is more remote than the Mexican border.

    The cone picture made me laugh out loud, thanks. I’ve got a great Canadian border story, but I won’t share it here.

19. #19
    On March 7th, 2008 at 4:35 am, 1frozenmigra said:

    Well, it is true. The Northern Border is wide open. The USBP is sending in reports that are a spin of the actual facts. Facts that I have tried to report to M.M to no avail. She has not returned any emails of information on the northern border.

    So, the fact that Congress and the Senate do not want to hear it along with the so called “Right Wing Media” who will not listen…we will not see any solutions there…in the near future. I went to the HUGE success in April to DC for the “HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE” which, I do not recall seeing M.M at. We had some 40 radio shows there. heck, even Lou Dobbs sent a film crew. Sean Hannity? No show. M.M. I did not see her.

    We all went there on our own dime. Spending our time and money to help stop the amnesty. I reported to about 20 leaders about the northern border and the fences. They all suggested that fences do not work. Then, I told them what I did for a living. They quickly ended the session.

    I am glad to see M.M. post something about the northern border. I would love to fill her in on the truth up here, without sugar coating it.