Texas officials ask Obama to stop border fence

Houston Chronicle ^ | 12/3/08 | staff

[pissant]

EL PASO, Texas — Elected officials in El Paso are asking President-elect Barack Obama to scuttle federal plans to build hundreds of miles of fencing along the U.S. border with Mexico.

In a three-page letter to Obama dated Wednesday, officials from El Paso argue that the fence, a project approved by Congress in 2006, was ill-conceived and is an irresponsible expense while the country is in the midst of a recession.

[pissant]

Hang onto your hats. It's going to be even worse than Bush/Chertoff

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Are these people bein’ paid off by the mexicans?

[E. Cartman]

In a three-page letter to Obama dated Wednesday, officials from El Paso argue that the fence, a project approved by Congress in 2006, was ill-conceived and is an irresponsible expense while the country is in the midst of a recession.

No, as an investment in infra-structure it's extremely worthwhile. Think of all the jobs building the fence has created.

[tennmountainman]

Bush/Chertoff

Had Bush/Chertoff Built the Fence When The Had 8 Years To Do It.

We would not be reading articles like this now.

[usurper]

Someone need to tell these idiots that Obama is not the president and can’t stop anything.

[Americanexpat]

Hell most of them are <<<<<<<<mexicans.

[Domandred]

We would not be reading articles like this now.

Sure we would, except the headline would say "Texas officials ask Obama to tear down border fence".

[mamelukesabre]

WE cant afford to build a fence but we can afford to bail out banks and continue to let illegal aliens rape us for benefits and steal our jobs?

Who are these “officials”? And why do they think texas will be better off with a scuttled fence project than with a fence project that creates jobs and brings in all that federal money from washington?

[TheBattman]

was ill-conceived and is an irresponsible expense while the country is in the midst of a recession.

Well... considering liberals like government programs to "fix the economy", then why would they be against this? Just make certain that ALL people hired to build the fence are AMERICAN CITIZENS who needed work...

So the opposition would imply that there is an ulterior motive here...wonder what it could be (/sarcasm)

[Mark was here]

In the 4th grade at Rusk Elementary in El Paso, we said the Lords Prayer. Our teacher told us the Supreme Court said it was illegal but she did not care because we were in Texas. This was around 1969. What I find shocking is that Texans are now unwilling to defend Texas, much less the United States.

[Red6]

No, they just still feel like they are Mexicans. They simply have a US passport.

That's what happens when you have amnesty (As we have had in the past), when you have uncontrolled immigration for years on in, when the concept of a melting-pot gives way to multiculturalism, when it's not even expected that people learn the language of the country they are a citizen of.........

[rimtop56]

Just certain ones, and they get the publicity from the liberal papers that agree with them.

[relictele]

Please stop the fence -

Your pal,

Kay Bailey Hutchison

[tennmountainman]

So true

[Boiling Pots]

“irresponsible expense “?

Since when is Gov’t worried about irresponsible expenses?

Anyways, wouldn’t this be part of the Infrastructure Jobs Program 0bama is promising, and all the Governors begging for?

[mamelukesabre]

I’m going to put that post of yours on my home page. It is very informative about how our country is changing and why.

[SwinneySwitch]

Quislings ping!

If you want on, or off this S. Texas/Mexico ping list, please FReepMail me.

[SwinneySwitch]

Seems to be working....

[BellStar]

Amen on a long 4 years!