For years, [Laredo, Tex.] Mayor Elizabeth G. Flores has been asking Washington for more help in controlling not only illegal immigration but also drug trafficking here at the nation's second-busiest border crossing. More Border Patrol. Better technology. More federal resources. But militarize the border with National Guardsmen? That is where she draws the line. (Washington Post, Tuesday)
There's more than one kind of border crossing.
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Blurring the Civilian-Military Line (pdf) by Gene Healy