Ranting to /dev/null: Is there any reason this wouldn't work?

November 17, 2005

Is there any reason this wouldn't work?

Various parties are suggesting the construction of a 2000 mile fence/barrier along the US-Mexico border as a solution to the problem of illegal immigration.

Can anyone think of a reason why this wouldn't work? I'm not asking if it's a good idea, just a simple prediction as to whether or not this would reduce the number of illegal immigrants. Because I can't see any way that it wouldn't.

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Posted by ryan at November 17, 2005 01:45 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Trampolines.

Posted by: Bill at November 17, 2005 01:58 PM

I suppose anything will fly if you throw it hard enough.

Posted by: ryan at November 17, 2005 02:09 PM

They could just loosen the springs...

Posted by: Bill at November 17, 2005 02:19 PM

This would not stop the Flying Burrito Brothers.

Posted by: mesh at November 17, 2005 03:22 PM

How much would this cost? Maybe less than the patrols they do now, I suppose. But it seems like fences are too easy to climb.

Posted by: Evan Donovan at November 17, 2005 04:15 PM

You can get a pretty good trampoline for $100, $200 bucks, easy...

Posted by: Bill at November 17, 2005 04:25 PM

ever tried to climb a chain-link hooked to a cattle-prod?

Posted by: jCave at November 17, 2005 05:15 PM

I thought they already had a fence

Posted by: James at November 17, 2005 06:03 PM

Let them all in. Then we wouldn't need patrols, fences, or trampoline repellents.

Posted by: funke at November 17, 2005 11:16 PM

Seems like it would at least reduce the number of illegal immigrants a little, but I wonder if it would be at all cost effective. It'd either have to be a pretty substantial fence to be effective without being constantly guarded, or be a smaller barrier with a constant guard. Either of which would cost a lot of money.

Posted by: Mello at November 19, 2005 01:01 PM

yeah... about this not working: see "Paradise Now"

Posted by: jCave at November 22, 2005 01:33 PM

Not really. As Israel has constructed its security barrier, suicide bombings have decreased. It's basically a 20-ft high concrete wall. You can't exactly sneak under it.

Posted by: ryan at November 22, 2005 01:49 PM

I'm just playing off of their artistic license. I'd like to think you can't just cut a hole in a link-fence and walk through to Tel Aviv.

Posted by: jCave at November 22, 2005 04:41 PM