Pakrat said:
Npt to side track this in depth discussion, but did any of you guys see The Day After Tomorrow? I recently watched it on DVD and thought it interesting how in time of need Mexico closed it's borders to our people,...
Pak; when that movie hit the screens in Yuma, the streets were echoing with the sound of thousands of voices yelling "Yeah, right!"

I don't know what you've been told about our "highly secure" southern border; but the reality is that, in one day, more traffic crosses the border out in the middle of nowhere than traveres Beacon Hill in one "tourist season".
I've lost track of how many rumored episodes exist regarding members of the Marine Corps having mistakenly "invaded Mexico" while on manuevers at Goldwater Range. At one time I heard confirmation from one of the "invaders" (a former Marine from the old 2nd LAAMBn - a buddy of mine) and a member of the US Border Patrol who drove to within
1/2 mile North of the Marines, parked, and used a big honkin' PA system to request that they (the Marines) return to his vehicle. Once their (fresh from Annapolis) Lt. finally relented and sent a recon party to talk to the Border Patrol; the Marines were informed that GPS and plain ol' experience indicated that the Bippie was parked about
six feet inside US territory! The story was related to me by my buddy at a party; a guy wandered up to us, they stared at each other for a few seconds and each said, "Hey, it's you!" The other guy was that BP agent.
Mexican President Vincente Fox has openly encouraged that his constituents' best hope is to emmigrate (legally or otherwise) into the US - what makes you think he's gonna spend any effort patrolling the border to see who comes
in from the North? Especially if they're gonna have any money (no matter how little) to spend.
Still Dreamin'