Posted on 10/15/2011 4:18:53 PM PDT by VinL
Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Saturday that part of his immigration policy would be to build an electrified fence on the country’s border with Mexico that could kill people trying to enter the country illegally...
Mr. Cain added that he also would consider using military troops “with real guns and real bullets” on the border to stop illegal immigration.
The remarks were among the most pointed yet by Mr. Cain about illegal immigration, and they come as he is enjoying a surge in national political polls on the back of his victory in a recent Florida straw poll..
It is not the first time that Mr. Cain has floated the idea of an electrified fence. He has told the story many times of a caller to his former radio show who chastised him for talking about building a border fence, saying that such an idea was impractical.
“It’s going to be 20 feet high. It’s going to have barbed wire on the top. It’s going to be electrified. And there’s going to be a sign on the other side saying, ‘It will kill you — Warning.’” At an earlier rally, on the campus of Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tenn., he added that the sign would be written “in English and in Spanish.”
“This nation has always been a nation with wide open doors,” Mr. Cain said at the second rally. “We want to make it easy for people to come through the front door. And we’re going to shut off the back door so you don’t have to sneak into America.”
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
born December 13, 1945 in Memphis, TN (Meets the Jus Soli Requirement)
Parents were
Luther Cain Jr., born March 16, 1925 in TN, died March 29, 1982 in Atlanta, GA
Lenora Davis, born July 27, 1925 in GA, died August 20, 2005 in Atlanta, GA
Both parents were US Citizens at the time of his birth (Meets the Jus Sanguinis Requirement)
Herman Cain is a NATURAL BORN CITIZEN
Barry Soetoro aka Barack Hussein Obama ISN'T!
Huh? Why not? Logistically an electric fence may not work alone, but put our guards on it...
All about the Cain train! I liked him before but these statements seal the deal...CAIN is the man!!
LOL, have you ever seen a wild animal fence charger and a lion meet, I watched one on discovery once, thought the cat had turned blue.
I’ve dismissed ol HC but now he’s caught my attention. This should get Rick Perry to butch up on defending our border
“If he really said this then his rise is over”
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Agree
He’s big on red meat. Notice he didn’t mention the tunnels or the ability to very easily defeat the electric fence.
but hey it SOUNDS good.
This may just have ended his bid. The Indies won’t vote for someone so hot headed. Count on that.
Another excellent idea from the Herminator!
I wonder what Rick Perry’s idea is?
Oh yeah, “we can’t build a fence, but I’ve got some Texas Rangers that will do the job. . . .”
So question is:
no fence vs. Electric Herminator Fence
I know who I’m voting for!
YES! ... and with this proposal, an idiot to boot!
The problem is we are upside down. Every concern is for the illegal alien citizen of another country.
I don’t think you need an electric fence, but I wouldn’t crucify a guy for saying it, because it’s called a “border” and those on the other side properly belong on that side.
Will it be manned with 999, .999 cal machine gun nests?
Exactly, he forgot to add Alligators to his mote, and for that reason I can no longer support him...
They'll just continually short out the fence, and climb over. Maybe 100KV or more would help?
If you simply crack down on illegals and employing illegals, they will go home and stay home. Because they have their own country.
“I wonder what Rick Perry’s idea is?”
“President Fox’s vision for an open border is a vision I embrace” -Rick Perry
Has Mr Cain any idea what Posse Comitatus is?
Cain has always been one of my three choices to take down Willard. After this insane remark, I'm not sure Cain is qualified to be a pot hole inspector.
I would really like to see that video.
I’m sure we’ll get to see him talking about this soon.
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