Great Wall of... The USA???

I was reading a report on CBC News about how the USA wants to study building a physical barrier along the Canadian border. I personally don't think this is going to fly judging by the info found on this article.

There are way more reasons against building the wall, than reasons for it.

Here were the reasons for the barrier:

• To protect the USA from illegal aliens and drugs.

Mind you there is over 8 million people in the USA without legal status, compared to 50 to 120 thousand in Canada.

• To keep things 'equal and fair' between Mexico and Canada.

But here's an interesting fact. "In 2004, the U.S. Border Patrol made over one million apprehensions on the southwestern border, compared with 10,000 at the Canadian line."

Here are the competently valid reasons AGAINST the barrier:

• It would cost approximately 1 million/mile of barrier. Funds that could be used on much more important issues than a big bad wall.
• Canada doesn't want anything to do with the barrier because it's 'impractical'. But I'm sure this isn't the first impractical idea the US has had.
• Hasn't the US of A ever heard of tunnels or aircrafts? Terrorists fly in. They're not going to take a casual stroll accross the border!
• The history between the US and Canada differs greatly from that of the US and Mexico, so building a wall on the northern US border just because there's one on the south isn't going to make things more legitimate.
• Being 'caged in' on all sides with flood lights and armed guards isn't going to make the American people feel more safe. Isn't that what it's like to be in prison?
• If the barrier is built between two countries that have had an amicable relationship for many years, it will be a sign to the rest of the world that a peaceful co-existence is just not possible. Where's our hope for the future now?
  

Here's what I think...

I say let the US spend all of that money to build their barrier if that's what will make them sleep better at night. While the Canadian government is putting our taxes towards more economically logical projects, such as the expanding of key border crossings (ie. Windsor/Detroit) to speed the flow of trade.

If the wall is built to keep illegal aliens and drugs from crossing over to the USA, then I guess it will do the same for Canada. Judging by the stats, we should be the one's who are worried anyways. So really, they'd be doing us a service by keeping their illegal aliens, drugs, and inbreds (oops) out of our country.

And if (god forbid) the US started yet another war, it'd be a lot less likely for us to lose our men over it since it'd be a lot harder for us to walk over there and help them out! Haha...

What do you think?