Posted on 08/23/2005 6:29:05 AM PDT by Happy2BMe
DES MOINES United States Congressman Steve King says the U.S. should build a wall betweeen itself and Mexico, topped with razor wire.King spoke to a group at the downtown Marriot on Monday about toughening immigration laws and the strict enforcement of laws already on the books.
King says building a two thousand-mile-long fence would cost about 680 (m) million dollars, and it would slow border crossings. King says he wants candidates running for president to have clear and aggressive plans for dealing with immigration.
It won't go away.
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King says he wants candidates running for president to have clear and aggressive plans for dealing with immigration.
Of course, it will have to be a little bit higher tech - smugglers would have no problem cutting down portions of such a fence.
The best answer is a fence of this description with some kind of electronic warning system enabling border enforcement officers to rapidly respond to a breach.
You could cut the price if you hire illegals to build it.
That's actually a good idea!
Wire fences are used for animals....because they don't know how to use wire cutters.
Wire is conductive ;)
Let the states build their own fences and if ANYBODY tries to tear them down, shoot them.
The states have the responsibility to their citizens BEFORE they owe any allegiance to a central federal system.
All they would do is cut a hole in the bottom of the fence. Or dig beneath it.
What we need is to send people back once they get here.
"Wire fences are used for animals....because they don't know how to use wire cutters."
I bet you that KoKo the talking Gorilla could figure out how to use wire cutters.
"The best answer is a fence of this description with some kind of electronic warning system enabling border enforcement officers to rapidly respond to a breach."
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D.W. - would you mind posting that pic of a wire border fence in use now and very effective (even against terrorists) please sir?
Hah!! I about ruined a keyboard. Hmm, I wonder if caffeine can be absorbed through nasal passages...
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Where should we buy the wire from, China?
Best estimates for a truly secure (Israel-style) wall are $8 billion just to build it. Then you have to man it and maintain it.
Not going to happen. I'd much rather see us eliminate incentives for illegals to come here, such as heavy fines for businesses that knowingly hire illegals. Choke off the jobs, and that will stem the tide a little. Change the laws to eliminate "anchor babies," and that will stem the tide a little more. Make anyone caught here illegally permanently ineligible for citizenship.
To keep the illegals out, we first need to make the nation a little less attractive for them. That plus border enforcement will do more than any fence.
Consarnit! You beat me to it.
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