Simple when you pull out government thinking!
Build 380 Patrol offices/lodges, 4 thousand square foot buildings, spaced every 5 miles along the Mexican border. Equip each of them with cameras, ground sensors and FLIR systems looking two and a half miles to each side, overlapping the adjacent offices.
Staff each office with 24 border agents on a 24/7 schedule. 4 on duty at all times.
One Time Costs— <$1 Billion
380 buildings $500,000. ea.= $190 mil
Land 3 acres @ $4,000. per. = $4.5 mil
Furnishing, vehicles and equipment $325,000. per. = $123 mil
Annual Cost — <$1 Billion
24 Agents, including supervisor @ $80,000 including benefits X 380 officers =$729 mil
Supplies, utilities, food, etc. $75 per day per person = $249 mil
Benefit
380,760 new full time jobs
350,000 construction jobs
$1,900,000,000 new federal tax income
Border Secure!
Big boost to the economy.