My personal opinion on this matter is that we are doing the right thing by not letting drugs and illegal immigrants into our country, but I do not like the fact that it is costing us a lot of money. I also like the fact that we can stop these people without having to put our people in harms way. Or the fact that the technology of bullet proof cars is helping save American lives against the drug cartels.
Monday, March 26, 2012
American border law enforcement uses more military equipment
American border patrol officers are arming themselves with high-tech weapons such as newly developed grenade launchers, armored cars with fast firing machine guns, and they are using the same type of unmanned drones that we are using in Iraq and Afghanistan. The police in Texas are using armored cars that weigh about 7 tons and that can withstand bullets from a AK-47. The unmanned drones, which are equipped with night vision cameras, have already lead to about 7,500 arrests at the border and the capture of 46,600 pounds of illegal drugs since the program started in 2005. The unmanned drones can fly as high as 50,000 feet and identify vehicles and people on the ground while being operated by controllers more than 1,000 miles away. To maintain these unmanned drones, the United States has spent just over $240 million.
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The new technology definitely seems like it's doing its job, but if $240 million has been spent in almost 7 years, that seems like it isn't really that large of a payment to keep the U.S. safe from the dangers of drug cartels. It almost seems like some of these investments could possibly be spent elsewhere (I doubt high-tech grenade launchers are really all that necessary) but as long as we are getting positive results from this, I support the money being spent to protect the border.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to see that the new technology is doing its job. In my opinion, the U.S should be spending more money to keep us safe. Hopefully in the future they can get a robot or some type of machine that can help keep illegal immigrants out of our country without having to put our people in harms way.
ReplyDeleteAmerica is doing the right thing to try and protect our boarders from the drug cartels and illegal immigrants. I do not believe that it is worth over $240 million dollars per year. We could be spending this money more wisely like trying to improve the economy.
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