So What is "The New Path Forward"?

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Janet Napolitano has announced that she is scrapping the much-discussed virtual border in favor of 'The New Path Forward".

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/14/napolitano-cancels-virtual-border-fence-project-proposes-alternative/

Far be it from me to comment on the pros and cons of the virtual border fence that never got done. I would like to know what exactly is this "New Path Forward" That Ms Naploitano is talking about.

".......the new plan will use different technologies in different areas."

"That could mean a system of surveillance towers in one area and unmanned drones in another. It could mean thermal imaging in one area and elements of the old SBInet plan in another."  (emphasis mine)

Or nothing at all?

"Independent, quantitative, science-based assessments will continue along each sector of the southwest border in 2011 to determine the optimal combination of technology for each region," Napolitano said.

I don't know about you, but all that sounds pretty vague to me. At least she didn't say anything about "Compreshensive Immigration Reform" and the DREAM Act. Anyway, I couldn't find anything about it on DHS's website, so to balance the Fox report, I got this article from the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/us/politics/15fence.html

Mind you, I'm not arguing the point here. One billion dollars to cover 53 miles of a 2,000 mile border sounds expensive to me. Maybe they finally figured out they would have to pay for the virtual fence with virtual money. At any rate, I think we need to pay attention to exactly what methods will be used from now on. We don't want that "New Path Forward" to look like this:




"Adelante"