Thread: Smugglers cut border fence

Border Patrol: Agents do make repairs to recently-built barrier
By Jonathon Shacat
Herald/Review
Published/Last Modified on Saturday, Feb 07, 2009 - 04:15:53 am MST

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BISBEE — Smugglers recently removed two mesh panels from U.S.-Mexico border fencing located east of the San Pedro River, and Border Patrol officials have repaired them.

The precise location of these fence sections is near low-water crossing number 38, known as Gringo Wash.

The damage to one section was discovered on Jan. 28. Officials fixed it late last week. Officials noticed the damage on the other section last Monday and it was fixed this week.
Part of the border fence west of Naco sits pried apart earlier this week along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Border Patrol says repairs are made daily to the miles-long fence. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review)



Bill Odle, who owns land along the border near the San Pedro River, said the smugglers cut out the entire mesh fencing panels and then replaced them so it appeared they had not been tampered with.

He thinks they were moving vehicles across with the use of a small ramp, based on the large size of the opening and the presence of tracks on both sides of the border.

Mike Scioli, a public information officer for Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, said every 48 hours a team goes out and puts patches onto the fencing where it has been breached.

“Agents working in the field who notice anything like that make sure a report gets sent in and they relay it to that crew and they take care of it also,â€

Why don't they put camera's on there so we can monitor it?
I joined www.Blueservo.net a month or so ago. The more eyes on the border, the better.

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Part of the border fence west of Naco sits pried apart earlier this week along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Border Patrol says repairs are made daily to the miles-long fence. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review)

Now I see what a "Double Layer Fence" looks like

'Mesh panels?' Oh, that's sooooo strong.

Originally Posted by jean

'Mesh panels?' Oh, that's sooooo strong.

It was designed so that it could be easily be compromised. Otherwise, if the will to keep them out was there, we'd have a wall..a guarded wall.

This is not exactly the double-layered fencing with stadium lighting, monitors, and a high speed road between layers that Duncan Hunter had envisioned when he wrote the legislation.

The fence is only part of the equation. Someone has to monitor the darn thing. If the appropriate monitors were in place, there is no reason the smugglers couldn't be caught between layers. That was supposed to be the purpose of the double-layered fence, wasn't it (slow 'em down just long enough to catch them)? Oh, that's right, you must have a double-layered fence in place before such a fence can work.

The fence is good, but we need a Wall of Americans to guard our borders until they get the message there is nothing here for them, they are not wanted, and they will be deported if they get through.

40,000 Americans is all we need to guard the Southern Border 24/7/365, at a cost of $20 per hour plus normal benefits, and some basic equipment.

2000 miles, 20 people per mile, 6 per shift, 2 spares for holidays and weekends.

Remember? Total annual cost with vehicles, night goggles, binoculars, radios, cell phones, and camping gear if needed ... around $2 Billion a year ... backed up by Border Patrol, ICE and local law enforcement.

That's what we need in addition to the fence.

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