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The United States has an abundance of surplus military equipment, as evidenced by the guns, grenade launches and specially built military vehicles being distributed to police departments across the nation.
And there’s the well-documented problem of a porous southern border, through which tens of thousands of illegal aliens are sneaking into the country.
So why not send one to the other and solve two problems, asks a privacy activist who has written about the militarization of police forces.
“Here’s a better solution for this cast-off and transferred military equipment: Let’s put it at the border,” said Cheryl Chumley.
“Why not put this military equipment to good use and go after those trying to enter our country illegally – those who actually pose a risk to our nation?”