resolution: The Border fence is beneficial to America

After challenging me to four round debate, my opponent has forfeited in the third round. I am left guessing at what points my opponent was trying to make. When we are discussing whether the border fence is beneficial, it is somewhat unclear as to whether we are talking about the fence as it exists, as planned, or as it might reasonably be completed. To be generous, the Obama Administration places a very low priority on border security of any kind. "The Obama administration asked Congress for $779 million for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 for border security-related expenses such as installation of technology, tactical infrastructure and completion of some of the remaining 46 miles of barriers already planned. ... That represents a sharp drop from the $1.9 billion spent on the same activities by the Bush administration in fiscal 2008 and the $926 million set aside by the outgoing administration for the current fiscal year." http://www.dallasnews.com... Currently, 680 miles of the 1951 mile border is fenced, but the fence now has gaps. The gaps are in the more remote areas, so that the completed sections still provide a deterrent. Originally, the plan was to use a "virtual fence" to fill the gaps, but the expensive virtual fence was a failure and President Obama canceled it in March of this year, instead doing nothing. The type of fence matters a great deal, and the Administration has been accused of downgrading planned effective double fencing to much less secure single fencing. According to Homeland Security data "only 34.3 miles of double-layer fencing has been built to date – 11.8 miles in California, 9.1 miles in Arizona, and 13.4 miles in Texas." http://www.sodahead.com... Low single-fencing borders rancher John Ladd's property in Douglas AZ. 500,000 illegals have been captured on his land since 1999. Estimates are that only one in four is captured. http://thewaytheballbounces.blogspot.com... Ladd was interviewed on TV. "JENKINS: And you have seen not just Mexican crossers, you've seen other nationalities. LADD: You bet. I've seen Russian, Polish, Chinese, Iraqi, Pakistani, Romanian, Brazilians, Guatemalans." A video http://video.foxnews.com... of he interview also shows how trivial it is to climb over the fence, even without a ladder. I challenge Con to explain why a U.S. citizen should be require to endure two million illegal trespassers on his property when effective fencing could virtually eliminate the problem. Statistics show that a border fence reduces illegal alien influx by about 95%, with high-security double fencing even more effective. Currently, gaps in the fence and much low-security fencing reduce the effectiveness, just as the Obama Administration has apparently intended. The resolution for this debate is "The border fence is beneficial to America." Clearly it is beneficial because it discourages illegal immigration by making the border crossing more difficult, and vehicle barrier fences stop truckloads of illegals and contraband from simple being driven across the border illegally on unprotected border. Illegal immigration costs the U.S. $349 billion at a time when we can ill-afford it. The border fence would be more effective if the gaps were closed and double fencing were uniformly employed so as to make a true and complete border fence. The resolution is affirmed.