I have been looking at a Google map of Southern Arizona's border regions, and it seems that the entire western half of Arizona is largely empty open dry desert, and almost entirely enclosed by the Barry Goldwater Air Force Range, Cabeza Prieta Nat wildfife Refuge, Organ Pile Nat Monument,and Papago Indian Reservation. Why don't the US gov just incorporate Cabeza NWR into the BG Air Force Range, and move several AF test sites from CA or Nevada to this threatened region of Arizona. They can also allow US military to have rights of access to the large Papago Indian Reservation for patrolling and military exercises.
All this would entail massive bureaucratic moves involving multiple gov't agencies/
departments and military bureaus,and would be politically impossible with the current leftist Obama administration. It can only be implimented by a Republican president with support of both houses of congress, a good possiblity in 2012. So don't hold your breath that these moves will be implimented anytime soon, if at all. This is only a blueprint/speculation for future actions on the secure borders front. Arizona cannot impliment the moves alone, and currently has little support from the Feds. Obama is a confirmed hard- line leftist and will thwart & block any strong moves toward stronger border security measures.
My overall rationale is why have military tests sites in remote CA and Nevada deserts when Arizona's desert would work just as well. As for the sacrifice of the Cabeza Nat Wildlife Refuge: if the Mex drug smugglers/illegal border crossers are trashing it anyway why keep the refuge designation. The Military can even allow it to remain as a wildlife refuge as they conduct ground/air joint exercises on it, like they do at Camp Pendleton. Organ pipe National monument would remain as is but be surrounded by our military, and perhaps they could even assist the US park service in patrol duties
That way the entire western half of Arizona's southern border becomes essentially one gigantic AF/joint forces exercise/testing range & base. With US military in effect controlling this area and using it for live fire exercises, the drug cartels/illegal border crossers would be unlikely to smuggle/ move thru this region.
That would free up our border agents to patrol and guard the eastern more threatened sector of Arizonas southern borders, which is roughly the area from Tucson all way to the New Mex border, and south of 10 freeway. The US could put up just a minimal fence along the western portion, as no Mex smuggler with any brains would attempt to cross a military live fire area. Just warn the Mex gov't and post signs that if any border crossers attempt a crossing they might be blown up by stray US missles. This would remove the pro-illegal activists and Mex gov from the equation. U.S. Military services do not as a rule allow for tenderness in dealing with trespassers onto military property.
The concentration of entire Arizona border contingent onto the more threatened & vulnerable eastern Arizona Sector would be best usage of limited border agent funding resources, and allow for more intense concentration there.
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