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The border has a general mandate for search. If they want to search it, they can search it. Searches of this sort are rare, but seemingly well supported in law.
by microcolonel 9y ago
The border has a general mandate for search. If they want to search it, they can search it. Searches of this sort are rare, but seemingly well supported in law. Unfortunately, IIRC this power also extends about 50mi from any land border, enabling vehicle searches waaaay past the "border".
If the South wall is put into place, it might be possible to justify reducing the margin in which they can conduct searches without warrant, but at the moment it's a crucial tool both practically and in the minds of those charged with defending the border.
Sadly, a considerable number of people in the U.S. are dead set against the wall, and don't understand that the requirement for ladders and climbing makes non-customs crossings more conspicuous and time-consuming, making unpredictable and regular patrols considerably more effective whether or not the wall proves to be a total impasse.
- moonka 9y agoIt's 100 miles from the border. Which covers almost 2/3's of Americans. https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone https://www.aclu.org/other/constitution-100-mile-border-zone
- mtphil 9y ago"Sadly, a considerable number of people in the U.S. are dead set against the wall, and don't understand that the requirement for ladders and climbing makes non-customs crossings more conspicuous and time-consuming, making unpredictable and regular patrols considerably more effective whether or not the wall proves to be a total impasse." YIKES. https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/walled-states-waning-sovereignty https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/walled-states-waning-sovereig...
- microcolonel 9y ago> Why do walls marking national boundaries proliferate amid widespread proclamations of global connectedness and despite anticipation of a world without borders? Why are barricades built of concrete, steel, and barbed wire when threats to the nation today are so often miniaturized, vaporous, clandestine, dispersed, or networked? Because some specific threats, specifically to sovereignty, can be deterred, retarded, and/or prevented by a wall.
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- mikeash 9y agoHow could a border wall possibly influence searches of personal devices at crossings far away from it? This makes no sense.
- microcolonel 9y ago> How could a border wall possibly influence searches of personal devices at crossings far away from it? This makes no sense. I did not make that argument, sorry if I wasn't clear enough.
- mikeash 9y agoCan you explain what your second paragraph means, if not that?