Federal Government attempting to add a "North Country Border"

The Department of Homeland Security wants to create a new border checkpoint 100 miles inside the U.S. border on Interstate 87.

The last time this checkpoint was set up people were killed in multiple accidents. If you've ever driven on an interstate you could tell how dangerous it is having traffic stop suddenly and unexpectedly.

It is completely beyond me why they simply don't just continue with the $100 million dollar upgrade to the Champlian border we already have instead of spending more of our tax dollars on this boondoggle.

Maybe Secretary Michael Chertoff should explain why dangerous people that somehow sneak across the border aren't a problem until AFTER they have passed though the North Country. After that maybe he could explain why his Department failed miserably handling the Katrina disaster, and continues to botch the recovery efforts.