they are going to paint it black to make the metal hotter and more difficult to climb

I wish they would plant poison Ivy, briars, locust trees, vines etc to make it a truly miserable experience for any trying to cross

What about murder hornets?

We don't need no education.

This is just for show.

Slap on some gloves, and good to go.

The men with the ability to climb these will still have plenty of grip strength even with gloves on.

CDUB98 said:

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This is just for show.

Slap on some gloves, and good to go.

The men with the ability to climb these will still have plenty of grip strength even with gloves on.

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It's really a maintenance thing to help with rust. The "black because it's hot" thing is purely Trump trolling.

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The US-Mexico border is approximately 1,954 miles long. This includes the land border and a portion of the maritime boundary. The border stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

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Buy a $30,000 drone for every mile +20% and multiply by 2x for 24-hr coverage recharge, maintenance rotation and asset losses in the line of work. Spend $141MM USD on hardware and close the border down with 100% 24-hour surveillance.

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These would then by piloted in swarms remotely by 100 people monitoring 20-mile / 20-drone squads; stationed in regional command centers (1 for each border state but and east and west for Texas due to length of border; i..e 5x centers). You'd probably need staff and a regional lead per station, and an overall Border Drone Director and staff. So:

HQ: Director + 9 staff
California Region: Commander + 4 staff + 8 pilots
Arizona Region: Commander + 5 staff + 20 Pilots
New Mexico Region: Commander + 4 staff + 12 Pilots
SW Texas Region: Commander + 7 staff + 30 Pilots
SE Texas Region: Commander + 7 staff + 30 Pilots

That'd be about $31MM in Annual compensation; plus $16mm in new facilities at $600 / sqft calculated on staff size per region + warehouse space, etc. - utilities and variable costs $5MM per year (guess)

Total Year 1: $193MM
Each year after: $36MM + Drone replacement costs

Grease the bars. Make it really hard to climb.

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What about murder hornets?

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Only if outfitted with tiny laser beams.

Tony Franklins Other Shoe said:

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Muy said:

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What about murder hornets?

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Only if outfitted with tiny laser beams.

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The sharks in the river have laser beams, you dingus.

The murder hornets pack their own heat.

About an hour and a half from now I expect to read about some judge in DC ordering it to be painted white in 24 hours and citing Trump's arbitrary and capricious racial animus toward wall climbers as the reason.

it's south Texas. Do what they do in Mexico. Plant tender leaf cactus 10' deep on either side of the wall. That stuff is hard to kill too. Cut it with a machete and it comes back twice as bad.

Coat it with an asphaltic/tar product. Serves two purposes.

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The US-Mexico border is approximately 1,954 miles long. This includes the land border and a portion of the maritime boundary. The border stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

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Buy a $30,000 drone for every mile +20% and multiply by 2x for 24-hr coverage recharge, maintenance rotation and asset losses in the line of work.

Spend $141MM USD and close the border down with 100% 24-hour surveillance. Piloted in swarms remotely by 100 people monitoring 20-mile / 20-drone squads.

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Add the capability of the drone to fire non lethal rounds to deter and I am on board with this plan.

why is it not topped with concertina wire or electric fencing?

Why don't they just stock the Rio Grande with ill-tempered Sea Bass?

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Why don't they just stock the Rio Grande with ill-tempered Sea Bass?

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I think getting the requisite mutation requires too much red tape

I'd like to see. Wall, deep trench. Mine field DMZ, another wall (maybe electrified), last boundary being a drone patrolled zone with anti personnel armaments

Bring back moats!

I still think that John Daly had the best idea of what to do at the border.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3dXbvoruTv/?igsh=MXhzNHp2ODlrd3p6OA==

Noem's reply to the question about this being "cruel"…

"Don't touch it".


I voted for this!

Drones with precision rifles please

I can't believe this thread has been up this long without this getting posted:

Use all existing parts to wind-turbines and electrify it. So much so, when you get close you can hear it hum. Border it with cactus so far out a sturdy approach is impossible, making tripping a electo-hazard.

Use it to execute Illegals on death row, as an example.

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they are going to paint it black to make the metal hotter and more difficult to climb

I wish they would plant poison Ivy, briars, locust trees, vines etc to make it a truly miserable experience for any trying to cross

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I see DHS secretary out there painting but they can only reach half way up the wall.

who paints the top half of the wall??!

we need a fire on top all the way across like they did back in the North when Jon Snow ran things....

nothing to see here...

just Arab Egyptians blocking Arab Palestinians from fleeing into Egypt:

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Why don't they just stock the Rio Grande with ill-tempered Sea Bass?

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Pirana would be a better choice.

1. Add choya on both sides.
2. Add fire ants.
3. Add opuntia.
4. Add razors.
5. Profit?

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Captain Pablo said:

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Why don't they just stock the Rio Grande with ill-tempered Sea Bass?

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Pirana would be a better choice.

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If you are class of 1980, my reference should not have slipped past you

Correct me if I'm wrong but won't painted steel be more prone to damaging rust than unpainted (but treated) steel? Isn't that why a lot of road supports are unpainted?

Regardless this sounds like a stupid idea and waste of money.

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they are going to paint it black to make the metal hotter and more difficult to climb

I wish they would plant poison Ivy, briars, locust trees, vines etc to make it a truly miserable experience for any trying to cross

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You don't think the Mexican's can't get around these things or at least know how to cut them down?

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harleyds2 said:

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they are going to paint it black to make the metal hotter and more difficult to climb

I wish they would plant poison Ivy, briars, locust trees, vines etc to make it a truly miserable experience for any trying to cross

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You don't think the Mexican's can't get around these things or at least know how to cut them down?

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Pretty sure all the chupacabra myths were by a resourceful and creative border patrol outfit.

Release the chupacabras!