Thread: The Militarization of the Northern Border

North American Perimeter Security and the Militarization of the Northern Border

With the release of a U.S. Congressional report that found only a small fraction of the border with Canada was being adequately monitored, there is now more focus being placed on the northern border. As a result of increased scrutiny, there are efforts to militarize and expand surveillance on the Canada-U.S. border. The new found attention is also attributed to a proposed trade and security perimeter agreement between the two countries which promotes a shared approach to border management.

A report released by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in February of this year, found that a substantial portion of the northern border lacked any effective monitoring and surveillance. It concluded that only 32 of the 4,000-mile border was under operational control. The findings were largely based on failures to better coordinate border cooperation and information sharing among the various agencies. A Press Release by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security stated that according to the study, “the risk of terrorist activity across the northern border is higher than across the southern border because there are active Islamist extremist groups in Canada that are not in Mexico, it is easier to cross the northern border because it is twice as long as the southern border, and DHS has a fraction of the law enforcement officers and surveillance assets on the northern border than it has in the south.â€

I agree there are drugs smuggled in but not at the extent you see form Mexico. Canadians are not a real threat to us now. Years ago terrorists came across but now many are using the Mexican border. I haven't noticed a large amount of Canadians that are illegal aliens.

“the risk of terrorist activity across the northern border is higher than across the southern border because there are active Islamist extremist groups in Canada that are not in Mexico,

This is BS. The risk of terrorist activity is not limited to Islamist extremists. We have and have had for a long time terroristic activity along the southern border from Mexico in the form of vicous Mexican cartels. Islamic terrorists can also blend in with the hispanics crossing in waves across our southern border because of the similar skin color and dark hair. I am all for any security that will contribute to stopping criminal activity crossing into our country, but for the Nappy clown to say our southern border is safer than ever, play down the violence that is seeping into the US and then say the risk of terrorist activity is higher from the northern border just stinks of more of our supposed Homeland Security's duplicity.

The islamic terrorists from Georgia are being smuggled in through the Mexican border. I heard about it and they are better at it than the Mexicans. It is scary stuff.