GPS phone software application would help border crossers -- and others
The story about a college professor who is developing a GPS app for mobile phones to guide border crossers is gaining traction. Yesterday the Orange County Register reported on an unscientific online poll that found that 56% answered yes to its question "Does this tool pose a threat to national security?" (The Register seems to be suggesting that an open border represents a threat to national security, but it never says so.)
According to its designers, the tool is supposed to help border crossers "safely navigate the treacherous desert crossing..."
Supposedly the tool will show where are the easiest places to cross the border, i.e., where there are no real fences, (see this) and trails to follow once past the border.
Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol said such an application might be used another way. "As evidenced by the videos we have been showing, we are well aware of the trails illegal aliens use to cross into our country and we could develop and app that would show private safaris where to take their cameras to get good photos," Spencer said. "The same app could be used by the U.S. Border Patrol, but they already know this stuff," he added.
According to Spencer ABP knows where the illegals cross and the routes they take, and so does Ricardo Dominguez, the app designer. "The only people left clueless in this entire episode are the American people," Spencer said. "They don't understand why our government doesn't' stop illegal aliens from crossing in the first place, and they certainly could if they wanted to."
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