U.S. border ‘virtual fence’ hits delay

Technical problems blamed for U.S. border “virtual fence” hitting delay, according to published report.

JoAnne Allen with the Washington Post reported Thursday, Feb. 28, on technical problems that forced President George Bush to delay the high-tech “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The first phase of development was pushed back three years, the report said, which impacts a border-infiltration problem that already has resulted in 12 million illegal aliens in America.

Department of Homeland Security officials and congressional auditors told lawmakers on Wednesday that problems found in the 28-mile pilot project built near Nogales, Arizona, by Boeing Co. will require a change in plans...

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced Friday, during a review of border-control efforts, the so-called Project 28 was finally ready for service in efforts to stop illegal crossings.

The $20 million project of sensor towers and advanced mobile communications was supposed to be completed in mid-2007 but was delayed by software problems.

The surveillance system was designed to complement a planned 700-mile (1,130-km) border fence that has drawn opposition along its route.

While the Department of Homeland Security took over the high-tech project from Boeing last week, authorities confirmed the initial deployment did not work as planned or meet the needs of the U.S. Border Patrol...

Giddens said construction of the physical fence was costing about $4 million per mile, but the Department of Homeland Security hoped to cut the average cost to $3 million per mile.

Bush submitted a budget for 2009 having no funds to add fencing beyond the 700 miles that had been meant for completion this year.

Congressional leaders paying attention to the Islamist Muslim jihad threat in America have been warning for years of al-Qaeda and other terrorists infiltrating our porous borders.

News reports of Iraqis trying to sneak in using fake IDs surfaced last week and more recently, just days ago - reports on those who were found.

This is the reality of the border security situation more than six years after 9-11.

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