I've always said that an open border during wartime is foolhardy.
I wrote last year,
Homeland Security has assured us that even though they can’t stop the millions of Illegal aliens from entering our country every year, they can magically keep out the “OTM’s” (other than Mexicans). So far(4/'06), 51 suspected terrorists have been caught trying to cross the southern border into the United States. This is proof that our border is perceived as an easy entry point by those who would do us harm...
...and why not? The enemy cannot defeat us with conventional military tactics. The jihadist mentality allows for terrorism upon civilians, who are much easier targets. Sure, America had to respond to 9/11 abroad, because we were attacked from abroad. But we ignore a repeat of foreign infiltrators here at home where the enemy has done most of it's damage.
