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December 12, 2011
U.S. Proposes Unmanned U.S.-Mexico Border Crossing
The access point would be built in Big Bend National Park, and it would allow people from the remote Mexican village of Boquillas del Carmen to come into the U.S. legally by scanning their documents and checking in with a customs officer who could be as far as 100 miles away. -- NewsRoomAmerica.com -Posted by gerardvanderleun at December 12, 2011 8:43 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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It's more like a virtually manned border crossing. The border guard is miles away in an office and "buzzes" someone in. There are multiple cameras and we used to call it the "mantrap".
Posted by: StephenB at December 12, 2011 9:41 AM
How does this differ from what they do now?
Posted by: Fat Man at December 12, 2011 9:56 AM
This prevents any racial profiling.
Posted by: Peccable at December 12, 2011 10:38 AM
Wait.
Think "Blazing Saddles" and it all comes clear...
Posted by: leelu at December 12, 2011 1:06 PM