Posted by: publius1 | December 19, 2007

Congress Guts 2006 Border Bill

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It’s been announced all over the Free Media Blogosphere, that Congress has gutted the 2006 Secure Fence Act that called for “two layers of reinforced fencing.” Instead, the new spending bill calls for only a one-tier  (ineffective) requirement and the important list of locations for it (noted above). The above image shows parts of the effected area. According to reports,

Congress last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the two-tier version that has worked in California. …

“The fact that this was buried in a bloated, 3,500-page omnibus speaks volumes about the Democrats’ unserious approach on border security and illegal immigration,” said House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican. “Gutting the Secure Fence Act will make our borders less secure, but it’s consistent with the pattern of behavior we’ve seen all year from this majority.”

To read more, and more, and yet more.

This is an outrage and injustice. We have to get the word out and stop Congress and its continual march toward folly. They are not listening to the American people.

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