Virtual Wall of Drones
Some have suggested an alternative to President Trump’s proposed wall along the US-Mexico border: a “virtual” wall of surveillance using drones. If a drone spots individuals threatening to cross the border, it can circle around the targets and maintain visual contact while live-feeding the exact GPS coordinates to CBP officers, who can then mobilize to apprehend the party.
This would cost American taxpayers a mere 1% per year of the total estimated build cost of a physical structure ($5.7 billion) and would capture the entire border in its remit.
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