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To: Lean-Right

There is one that is willing to do so.

Thanks! They all ought to. One I know of has been killed if memory serves me. They’re on the front lines along with border patrol.......


29 posted on 03/25/2019 4:51:13 PM PDT by Dawgreg
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To: Dawgreg; Lean-Right

When they have public hearings in New Mexico and Arizona, ranch owners are typically calling for the Government to build barrier to protect their families, land, and livestock. Security is their issue, and they all have war stories of narcos and desperados, as well as loads of people in dire straits from thirst, exposure, illness and exhaustion.

The Leftist Governor of New Mexico gets an earful for opposing the wall from most of the border ranchers.

Bi-lingual people of Hispanic ancestry in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, whose homes and yards will be directly impacted by the barrier path are typically the most opposed (Not In MY Back Yard effect). Some of their families have owned the land for more than 300 years.

There is also a lot of social pressure to oppose the wall there, as a kind of virtue signalling of ethnic identity. Laredo is the least diverse city in the United States - over 95% Hispanic. Even so, people practically have security concerns - so many who say they don’t want a wall, really do.

Also, the planned barrier in the Rio Grande Valley includes a massive FEMA hurricane rated upgrade to their levees, as the foundation of the bollard barrier. That is a hugely valuable infrastructure upgrade that otherwise would not likely get funded for a generation. So many local politicians may pander to the electorate by denouncing walls as a cultural affront, but eagerly look for a face saving way to be “forced” into accepting it.


31 posted on 03/25/2019 5:24:18 PM PDT by BeauBo
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