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Roundtables: The Deadly Failures of The Virtual Border Wall

The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect…

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The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives. …

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Filed as a public note from MIT Review, 2026-09-22.

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  • The US has spent billions building a “virtual wall” of surveillance towers along its southern border over the past 25 years, promising they will help detect and apprehend border crossers and save lives.
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