border wars

i've been sitting here thinking about our budget, and the wars that many people blame for the rising debt…

we got Saddam, we got BinLaden, we keep saying that we're bringing the troops home - and here at home we have a problem with all the money being spent to build and rebuild places in other countries while another war is being fought to defend our borders to the south from illegal immigration and drug cartels.

why don't we bring all the troops home and use them to reinforce the few thousand miles of border with Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico?

these troops are going to get paid either way, they could spend that money in those states instead of overseas. if we're going to maintain a barracks, why not do it on US soil until those troops are needed?

i'm sure pro-immigration people would have a problem with this plan, and i'm not against immigration. there are processes in place, as defined by law to properly immigrate, right? until then, why not help the border patrols by using US Troops, and USN river boats to help?

i mean, if we're spending money on them, why not spend it here on a problem which has been costing Americans their lives, at least until the north Mexico cartels are no longer a threat?