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The U.S./Mexico border is 2013 miles long.
Let’s say four troops can secure at least 528 feet of the border (on average), or about 10 groups of four per mile. That’s 40 troops per mile x 4 shifts x 2013 miles = 322,080 troops.
(That’s a warm body, 24/7, for every 132 feet of border.)
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But didn't you just say the border should be obviously impenetrable? You want a dozen or two soldiers to go up against a helo with improvised or stolen/bought weapons?
We need a canal down there. With sharks, crocs, stonefish, piranha, water moccasins, and other assorted nasty creatures.
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