Texas Never Surprises — Let’s Have Vigilantes on the Internet Enforcing the Border

The BBC is reporting that Texas is enlisting web users in its fight against illegal immigration by offering live surveillance footage of the Mexican border on the internet. The plan will allow web users worldwide to watch Texas’ border with Mexico and phone the authorities if they spot any apparently illegal crossings. Texas Governor Rick Perry said the cameras would focus on “hot-spots and common routes” used to enter the US.

Will this help reduce undocumented immigration?  Or, will it make matters — including negative attitudes toward undocumented immigarnts — worse?  When will immigration symbolism turn into real efforts at true comprehensive reform?

KJ