Should active duty military be used to secure the borders and ensure the safety of our nation?

Around 50% of the illegals here originally came on a legal visa. And a wall will stop nothing. Prisons are about as secure as you can possibly get, yet prisoners have drugs, cell phones, weapons, etc. As long as there is a demand for illegal labor, there will be a supply.

Not without a change of mission statement!

Why not? After all, you're not targeting Americans but potential foreign terrorists. Posse Comitatus will definitely not apply in this situation. God bless America and keep our borders safe!

Other countries do it, why not us?

Absolutely, who better to defend our borders but our military? Additionally I would suggest employing the Army Corps of Engineers to build a proper fence at the border that will stop the flow of illegal border crossings so that we can control who or what comes into our country.

I voted no at this time as there are likely better solutions overall. I'm also concerned about the slippery slope we can collectively slide down by mucking with the Posse Comitatus Act. Of course the Guard can be used but that likely isn't in the optimal mission set. Since a robust mission of securing the border would take resources i.e. money, people, equipment, facilities, etc. the question becomes who gets it. I haven't seen an analysis that would take a look at a beefed up Border Patrol vs. a beefed up Guard, etc. and what is more optimal. This task is large and can be very distracting to other missions and subject to the "what gets funded" game and who loses. I did enjoy LtCol Jim Coe's commentary along with everyone elses. There certainly is a desire to do it. We just have to be ready to handle the unintended consequences regardless of where it lands.

Only if they would be granted the power to apprehend the illegals and/or neutralize those illegals smuggling weapons and drugs into our country. To have them posted simply as another set of eyes and ears who can only report what they see to ICE and hope that the short staffed Border Patrol might actually be able to get there on time is useless and to leave our troops out in the desert unarmed when there are heavily armed smugglers crossing who our troops might encounter is just wrong on all counts. That would be like deploying our guys to Iraq with just a set of binoculars.

The role of the "General Government" is very limited (at least on paper - the Constitution) to 18 specific items. One (the main one in my opinion), is the defense of the nation from invasion.

While I appreciate the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, I don't believe it was an open invitation to everybody everywhere. Yes, they are welcome to come to America AND ASSIMILATE, but we have rules (in spite of the efforts of the President, DHS and the Attorney General) and many (most) are not following those rules. Hence they are invaders and should be repelled in any way possible. I don't necessarily advocate a "Berlin Wall" with machine gun posts every 100 meters with orders to shoot to kill anyone who approaches, but I do want a way to keep these invaders out unless and until they 'follow the rules".

The military and law enforcement have different missions. LEOs, of whatever jurisdiction, are there to maintain the peace, and to try to de-escalate if possible. The military is there to enforce the will of the United States with the threat and, when needed, the application of force.

Bluntly, law enforcement are there to minimize loss of life, and the military is there to destroy the target, be it a person, a facility or a nation.

Mexico, and South and Central America MUST believe that our Nation is deadly serious in protecting our sovereignty and the safety, security and welfare of our citizens.