I'd imagine there's a large amount of politics involved. If the U.S. concentrates only on the Mexican border there'll be howls of outrage from the Mexican-American community and cries of "racism/dicrimination", etc. If there's effort put into toughening up both the North and South borders it'll be less of a lightening rod. Then you toss in the potential for pork barreling, consulting, engineering, legal services, etc and the potential for a lot of folks to make a killing on such a project I'd imagine there are all sorts of people pushing "a wall" on the border. FWIW i'd say it has potential to be a massively overpriced white elephent. I'd love to see the logistics of putting up a "wall" several thousand miles long. ;D
Some US legislators want to errect a fence between US/Canada border
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They have to worry not only about their Northern border, but also that very important Eastern border - separating Alaska and Canada's North. Otherwise there will be hordes of red checkered shirt wearing lumberjacks dogsledding across the frozen tundra lustfully singing in the land of the midnight sun:
I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night. I work all day.
Mounties : He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
I cut down trees. I eat my lunch.
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin'
And have buttered scones for tea.
Mounties: He cuts down trees. He eats his lunch.
He goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea.
Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars.
Mounties : He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps.
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women's clothing
And hangs around in bars?!
Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear Papa
Mounties : He cuts down trees. He wears high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra?!
Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
Yes, I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) ok-a-y.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
I'm a lumberjack, and I'm okay.
I sleep all night. I work all day.
Mounties : He's a lumberjack, and he's okay.
He sleeps all night and he works all day.
I cut down trees. I eat my lunch.
I go to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays I go shoppin'
And have buttered scones for tea.
Mounties: He cuts down trees. He eats his lunch.
He goes to the lavatory.
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea.
Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
I cut down trees. I skip and jump.
I like to press wild flowers.
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars.
Mounties : He cuts down trees. He skips and jumps.
He likes to press wild flowers.
He puts on women's clothing
And hangs around in bars?!
Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
I cut down trees. I wear high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra.
I wish I'd been a girlie,
Just like my dear Papa
Mounties : He cuts down trees. He wears high heels,
Suspendies, and a bra?!
Chorus : I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) okay.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
Yes, I'm (He's) a lumberjack, and I'm (he's) ok-a-y.
I (He) sleep(s) all night and I (he) work(s) all day.
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I would like to see how they propose to build a wall through the Rockies. The engineering on that one would be fascinating.
The reality is that a project of this magnitude would take so long to even get to the building phase that you are probably looking at a couple of changes in administration in the meantime. Once started it would take decades to complete.
On the other side of the coin, building such a wall would be a public relations nightmare for the US. Very few countries in the world will take them seriously as a inclusive,open society when the background is the shot of a wall reminding people of past era in Europe.
The reality is that a project of this magnitude would take so long to even get to the building phase that you are probably looking at a couple of changes in administration in the meantime. Once started it would take decades to complete.
On the other side of the coin, building such a wall would be a public relations nightmare for the US. Very few countries in the world will take them seriously as a inclusive,open society when the background is the shot of a wall reminding people of past era in Europe.
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You didnt even cover all the environmental studies that have to be conducted - that would take at least five years!! Impact on wildlife, cross-border migrations, effects of barriers on marinelife, etc.
What a nightmare! Just goes to show how stupid people are for bringing it up.
What a nightmare! Just goes to show how stupid people are for bringing it up.
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let them go for it, as long as its 100% on American Soil and not one millimeter of Canada is taken up, who am I to complain? They're nation. They can put guards in steel helmets with great coats too. And mines.. Make it two walls, with a kill zone with no cover and freshly raked gravel in between the two, so no cover, and you can spot the foot prints. Give all the guards orders to shoot on site anyone in between the two walls.
wait, wait, I think that was done already. Oh well, we can bring it up to the 2000's with IR to spot the targets so we dont miss even one.
wait, wait, I think that was done already. Oh well, we can bring it up to the 2000's with IR to spot the targets so we dont miss even one.
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I believe this to be utterly pathetic. The United States and Canada share the longest unarmed boarder in the world. Why break this? As our political ties are OK so far with the US, what is so wrong about us Canadians?
It just goes to show how some people can become paranoid. As mentioned before, perhaps they are worried about illegal immigration. I don't see it as a problem as most Canadians live respectable lives. Not to put a diss on the US, but look at the Soviet Union and the Berlin wall. We all know how that went over :
Just my 2 cents
It just goes to show how some people can become paranoid. As mentioned before, perhaps they are worried about illegal immigration. I don't see it as a problem as most Canadians live respectable lives. Not to put a diss on the US, but look at the Soviet Union and the Berlin wall. We all know how that went over :
Just my 2 cents
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The Berlin Wall divided a country, and was put in place against the wishes of NATO during hostile times. The wall between the USA and Canada, would not divide a country, and really has nothing to do with us in the sense that if it is on their side, we have no say. and There is no hostility between our two nations. One point that I have been informed of in terms of their motivation, is that the US does not want to appear anymore discriminatory than they already do by cracking down on the Mexicans. They want to show that they feel the same way about us, so that not too many people get up in arms over how unfair it is, or how discriminatory it is...
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jollyjacktar said:http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060915/border_fence_060915/20060915?hub=Canada
Someone in the Homeland Security line of work is feeling, well..... insecure about us scary Canadians. Sounds like government make work projects gone mad. :
Its not us they are worried about, but its the shyte we've let into our country through our pisss weak immigration laws. As much as I think it would be a sad event to have the world's longest unfenced border be fenced. Its their right to guard themselves against any potential threat. We can thank radical islam for that.
Regards, Wes
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