IJReview – by Justen ChartersApril, U.S. policymakers authorized a Crisis Support Package for Ukraine. While the White House had previously released information on what the package would cover, it wasn’t until Thursday that the government published a report detailing how the U.S. would help fund a project for a border fence to help separate Ukraine and Crimea.
From Fedbizopps.gov, here is a screenshot of the contract awarded:
In addition, the order specifies that it will take care of the cost of 2,500 spools of concertina wire. The purpose of concertina wire is to prevent the passage of humans and animals.
Sure, there may be a border crisis in Ukraine, but we have one here at home as well. In 2013 alone, the United States Border Patrol reported on 414,397 illegal immigration apprehensions. However, opinion is split on whether those numbers are accurate because many illegal aliens are caught trying to cross more than once.
To throw more fuel on the fire, public officials and intelligence experts warn that the terror group ISIS could take advantage of our border security vulnerabilities and slip through undetected.
Lawmakers chose to help Ukraine with their border security as a preventive measure with Crimea. We can only ask that they afford us the same courtesy with our border, here at home.
I thought the goal was to erase all borders.