The U.S. should build a fence on its southern border in order to reduce illegal immigration.

I think a border fence would be excellent in keeping illegals out of the U.S. There are already several cities in the U.S. where fences are put up (San Diego, Nogales, El Paso.) All have reduced illegal immigration. The problem is we don't have enough Border Patrol and a fence on the southern border would help immensely. Here are my reasons: 1. The fence will be hard to penetrate. This is a main controversy of the...anti-border fence people. What good is 6-foot high chicken wire? Well first, it is cost effective. And any fence no matter how high can be climbed over. And the secret would be to guard the fence with cameras that cover the entire border. The fence slows them down and they get details on camera. Also it will be covered with barbed wire that's 3 inches apart which is harder to penetrate than normal. If the wire is cut a sensor will go off alerting the Border Patrol increasing the likelihood of arrest. Its also easy to fix. The DOI (Department of the Interior) won't allow non-government funding of it. They only choose to keep government standard fences barely within the limit because of lack of funding. Environmentalists won't allow a fence that is deemed harmful. A solid steel fence is too expensive for a non-profit company. The Border Patrol would be able to see through the fence because it is not concrete or steel. We are now building chain link security fencing on private land and reinforcing agricultural public fencing with chain link also. The chicken wire would be made to be as tough as 10 gauge wire. We are also considering walls made of recycled materials. This would be cost effective. 2. We have the support of the environmentalists and the government. The DOI has been working with the government for solutions. The environmentalists who claim it is more harm than good usually lose in court. Plus zoologists have found that mostly sea animals and birds have migratory patterns. For those few animals who do want to cross they may be trapped but research shows they have plenty of habitat to survive on either side. Plus it wouldn't cut off an entire habitat. The current plan is to build on private land adjacent to Mexico. 3. The Bush Administration won't stop it. The DOI has permission to undergo this project. Any attempts to stop Standard Form 299 and legal action will be taken. 4. The fence will be a great design. If you decide to submit an idea to the DOI they will take it under consideration if it passes legal judgment. So we can rest assured the fence will be a great design. 5. It is not a scam. We can rest assured the Border Fence Project working with DOI and others is a legal non-profit organisation. All money goes to tools and materials among other necessities. Here is a link concerning the Border Fence Project's legal status. http://www.borderfenceproject.com... 6.The rubber wall will work. If the illegals try to burn the wall it will be covered with inflammable material too hard to scrape or dissolve. The rubber inside would also be inflammable. 7.It is a team coordinated effort. The Minutemen, Border Patrol, DOI, and most importantly the government are working together to come up with the best solution to illegal immigration. We can rest assured it will be an effective, safe, and legal solution.