Immigration is always a big issue in this country and is also a major topic of discussion in our class. Well it seems now the U.S. has found a way to stop the influx of illegal immigrants into the country. The government has given the go ahead for the construction of a 28 mile long virtual fence. The fence, which is being built by Boeing Co., is designed to stop the influx of illegal immigrants and drug traffickers into the country. The fence is equipped with 98 unmanned towers, radar, sensor devices, and cameras that can detect a group of people from a group of cattle at 10 miles. The cameras can also distinguish group sizes and whether or not people are carrying weapons and drugs. Even though this fence has been equipped with state of the art technology, there have been some technical glitches and some people are skeptical of its abilities. For the full story go to:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/02/13/virtual.fence.ap/index.html
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