Richard Bradley
English 102
Chad Helder
November 29, 2008
No Fence Against Mexico
Our border with Mexico has become an ongoing problem, with drug trafficking, terrorism, and illegal immigration being the main concerns. Some people believe that building a fence in-between the American and Mexican border is the only way to deter illegal immigrants, drug traffickers, and terrorists form entering our country. Others however do not agree. I believe that a fence will not do any thing to solve the above problems and will only cause detrimental harm to the environment and will cause the deaths of even more illegal immigrants.
Lets fist look at terrorism. Terrorist, unlike illegal Mexican immigrants, are very intelligent. Yes, they are vary evil people but that does not make them stupid. The thought that a fence is going to keep them out of are country is very ignorant. Terrorist prefer getting into our country legally, Maybe come over for a wile take a few flight lessons from us. It is hard even impossible at times to tell who wants to commit a terrorist act against us, even our own citizens have been known to. This is why they simply walk across are borders legally or even flight to our country. The thought that a fence will do any thing to stop them is just ridiculous, if anything it just gives them more reason to hate us.
Drug traffickers on the other hand are more likely to be deterred by the fence, I will even agree that is will stop drug trafficking vehicles from driving across the boarder. I still however think that it will have no, or at least little impact on the amount of drugs trafficked from South America and Mexico into the U.S.. Drugs are one of Americas most profitable industries, there is a high demand so the cast is high. This means that the profits of the drug traffickers are very high. Since there is a high demand and a high profit to be had drugs will undoubtedly still enter our country. What is to stop one car in america from meeting a car at the border fence and simply switching the drugs from one car to the other, or fighting them over, or even using a submarine. A sub may sound un likely but They have been used and have been very effective. It is just obvious that drugs are not going to stop entering our country simply because they are to profitable and if there is a demand for them there will always be a supplier.
Illegal immigrants are the main reason the fence is being built. There are a huge amount of them that enter across are border every year, but will a fence really stop these people? Even deter them? I think not. The people crossing the boarder are relentless, one woman, in the CQ researcher article, was caught six times before she finally got in. Also, it is a fence get a ladder, a rope, even a pogo stick or a shovel and climb or jump over it or dig under it. Yes a fence just is not that hard to get past not to mention they are not even putting the fence across the hole boarder. Since the fence is not along the whole boarder the Mexicans will try to pass where there is no fence. This will cause higher deaths among the illegal immigrants being that the only unfenced parts are where it is so dangerous to pass you will must likely die. Sure there crossing illegally but do they deserve to die for wanting a better life for there families? I don’t think so.
The fence will also cause great harm the environment it is being build through. Although it is very easy for humans to get across the fence many animals can not. The fence will block many native species from their natural yearly migrations. This could cause low birth rates and death among these species. The fence will also block many animals from getting to local watering holes.
Over all the fence is an inadequate solution to very complex problems. The solution to these problems are not going to be as simple as a fence. It is going to take many programs, laws, and steeper punishments to solve the boarder problem at hand.