I’m in favor of a wall all along the entire border, but why start it here, where there’s local opposition? Why not start it in Arizona, where the ranchers are crying out from relief from armed-gangs migrating north over their land?
...............In heavily Hispanic southern Texas, where cultural and economic ties to Mexico run deep, local officials, business groups and environmentalists have spoken out against the wall as unnecessary and unwanted...............
Well, good then. You have a few months notice to pick up all your bambinos, and your belongings, and get the hell out of our country.
A US Border should have something similar as a US Highway has, right-of-way, which in the case of a highway extends 200' from the centerline. I would think a US Border would have even more, for just this kind of thing. Also, I never did hear about congress appropriating money for this. When did that happen?
“Chertoff told the Houston Chronicle the federal government “can’t rule out” using powers of eminent domain to seize land for the wall that is intended to stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico.”
Now here’s an example of eminent domain as it was originally intended.
Trusting Chertoff on immigration is like trusting Rosie O’Donnell to guard the cakes as a bakery.
Memo to Chertoff, head of the Department of Homeland INSecurity:
I’ll believe it when I see it!
I also expect to begin to be a major media mogul by autumn.
Chertoff is a disgrace.
Remember, the transcontinental railroad took 6 years with 1860’s technology - and the lack of a railroad wasn’t a terrorism risk. The fence should not take that long to build. Keep the pressure on!
IT’S ABOUT F-NG TIME!!!
Wall? Terrific, is it backed up with a double fence?
What does al-reuters claim as a wall? Dont suppose this is a bit o spin to incite the populace?
Does anyone have a link to that FR thread about the Texas (I think it was Texas) border college that had to build its own big fence to keep illegals from crossing it during class time?
Uh huh. There's a management term I learned while in the corporate world: malicious compliance. In other words, when forced, make as big a nightmare of it as possible, while complying with the request. Done out of sheer spite, according to my HR department at the time. Chertoff's a snot-nosed cadaver of an open-borders fanatic, which would be hilarious if he weren't head of "Homeland Security."
This administration won’t build any functional fence... nevermind a wall.
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I bet the wall will be constructed faster than if we are hit again with another 9/11 attack and it is discovered that the perpetrators came here thru the Mexican border or via visa overstays. Where is the sense of urgency?
Reuters calls it a wall. It’s fence. Just build it.
And others have spoken in favor of the fence. This is a case of reporting what the reporter wants known, not the whole truth or even most of the truth.
There's more from the article:
Construction on the wall already has begun in Arizona, Chertoff said. Washington aims to have "operational control" of the border by 2013 by building the 700-mile (1,120-km) wall along parts of the frontier and creating a "virtual fence" in desert areas with drones, sensors, cameras, satellite technology and vehicle barriers.
Will this be virtual construction or real construction?
“Work on Texas border wall to begin soon: Chertoff”
How about starting today you klutz.
Chertoff said security needs will dictate the fence’s type and location. “Because the fence is not only to protect the border communities, it’s to protect the country,” he said.
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