"#2. I linked articles which prove that the president has talked about and FUNDED a wall. Two years ago." The US Constitution makes Congress responsible for the budget. A patrolled fence system would seem to be better than a wall. Preventing people from entering the country sounds cheaper than catching them, convicting them of criminal activity and locking them away. Calling those actively pushing for actual border security "vigilantes" seems directionally incorrect. 3-7-77.
"#3. This president DID end catch and release." Catch and release seems to fall under the responsibility of the legal system. If there was no one to catch, there'd be no one to release.
W has not been behind functional border security with Mexico now or from the gitgo.
#1. If the Governors feel that illegal immigration is really damaging their states, why have they refused to call up the Guard? It is within their RIGHT to do so and to my knowledge, only Governor Perry of Texas has done so.
It will cost him NOTHING beyond that which he is already paying the Guard.
You do know, don't you, that several governor's have said they don't WANT the Guard on their borders?
#2. Nothing you posted in #2 takes away from the fact that the president talked about illegal immigration for over 2 years, supports Sensenbrenner's bill which originally called for 700 miles of fencing; the mileage got reduced in the House, but that isn't Bush's fault.
Several Governors caved to environmentalists over the wall. The president immediately signed the REAL ID Act which gives the DHS the authority to waive environmental restrictions to complete the fence.parts of the fence that money was already appropriated for.
#3. I don't get your point. Catch and release was ended by this administration.