News From the Border

Providing the news from a different front but from a war that we must win as well! I recognize the poverty and desperate conditions that many Latinos live in. We, as the USA, have a responsibility to do as much as we can to reach out to aid and assist spiritually with the Gospel and naturally with training, technology and resources. But poverty gives no one the right to break the laws of another sovereign nation.

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Virtual Wall Rises in U.S. Desert

By Eliza Barclay
11:00 AM
May, 16, 2006

In the wee hours on April 25, a Predator B drone crashed into the desert floor near Tucson, Arizona, temporarily grounding one of the most expensive high-tech programs yet deployed in a burgeoning "virtual wall" that's taking shape on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Since its launch in September 2005, the unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV, had helped the U.S. Border Patrol capture 1,700 illegal immigrants attempting a crossing in the area, according to the agency, which is eager to replace the $14 million aircraft.

It won't have long to wait.

On Monday, President Bush vowed to bolster efforts to stem illegal immigration, including calling up some 6,000 National Guardsmen to assist the Border Patrol along the Mexico border. In addition, he signaled increased spending on technological measures aimed at monitoring high-traffic crossings like the one in Tucson.

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