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US 'Virtual Border Wall' Proving Ineffective and Deadly Despite Billions Spent
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Why It Matters
The extensive expenditure of taxpayer money on border technology that appears to be ineffective and potentially contributes to loss of life highlights critical issues in national security, technological implementation, and humanitarian concerns at the border.
Key Intelligence
- ■The U.S. has invested billions over the past 25 years to build a "virtual wall" of surveillance towers along its southern border.
- ■These towers were promoted with promises to detect and apprehend border crossers, and ultimately save lives.
- ■A groundbreaking MIT Technology Review investigation has documented over a thousand individuals who successfully moved through areas specifically watched by these advanced surveillance systems.
- ■The findings suggest the 'virtual border wall' has been a deadly failure, contradicting its stated objectives and raising questions about the efficacy of the massive investment.