04-02-2019, 10:27 AM
(04-02-2019, 10:26 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: I think the data showed that the barriers outside of San Diego did not have the desired effect until they doubled border agents stationed there. All in all, the thing that shows to have an effect is border agents, not barriers.
Indeed. Barriers can slow individuals crossing the border, but they don't stop them. That is where the agents come in. If you don't have enough agents to make sure response times are minimal, then a barrier is ineffective.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
