Human nature cannot be defeated by men and physical barriers.
The motivation to cross the border is on par with the deepest religious conviction or drug or sexual addiction.
I can see no reason to question why the billions we currently spend, do a reasonable job of securing America and I cannot see how adding or diverting billions to border security will materially add anything to the task of securing America.
That we cannot secure the borders is an obvious truth. Even if additional trillions were spent yearly, we cannot secure the borders. Is the border and the desire of thousands any different than a retail store and the checkout counter as a border. What is the desire of shoplifters in crossing the retail border.
If one thinks about how a store operates with camera and security people measured in people and cameras per foot. Then one asks how successful are shop lifters. It seems even with this by the foot nature of security, more that 1% of the inventory is smuggled, or shop lifted out of the store.
If you don't have by the foot security at the border, the border will not be secure. If you had... LOL by the foot security at the border, a market in false documents would grow and other hiding means of deception.
Even the likes of evil greedy Walmart -- ;-) know they have a problem, it costs money and they cannot stop it.
Stopping Retail Theft
"The holiday shopping season is really a make or break season for many retailers. It is also an extremely busy time, which leaves stores more vulnerable to theft," said Mike Snyder, president of ADT Security Services. "Many retailers are using security technologies such as anti-shoplifting, digital video and point-of-sale systems to help their staff zero in on theft problems."
Among the newest security technologies being used by retailers this year to control losses due to theft:
* Point-of-sale data mining software solutions that detect potential theft problems at the cash register and alert appropriate personnel in real-time. These data mining packages can be tied to digital video recorders to provide crisp, clear images of who sold what to whom with a click of a button and can delivered to any location around the world.
* Source tagging programs where tiny anti-theft labels about the size of a paper clip are placed inside an actual product or product package, effectively hiding it from view.
* Self-alarming anti-theft tags that broadcast an audible alarm throughout the store when a shoplifter attempts to improperly remove it from merchandise.
"Stores that utilize security technologies generally have lower overall inventory shrinkage than those retailers who do not," Snyder said. "Technology also allows employees to focus more time on assisting customers and less on patrolling the aisles."
Technology alone will not eliminate retail theft. Retailers who want to reduce losses should also strive to provide good customer service and promote high job satisfaction levels among its retail sales associates.
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