Thread: Our Government - Border Fence will COST to much!

Surprising number of Pro_ILLEGAL and Open Borders comments on the source article:

Gov't: Border fence to cost $6.5B over 20 years
By EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer © 2009 The Associated Press
Sept. 17, 2009, 8:46AM — It will cost taxpayers $6.5 billion over the next 20 years to maintain the fence along the U.S-Mexico border, according to a government audit.

But as the Obama administration realizes the long-term costs of the border fence, it does not have a way to evaluate whether this investment has helped control illegal entries into the country, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Thursday.

The $6.5 billion price tag is in addition to the $2.4 billion that's been spent to build more than 600 miles of fence segments along the southwest border. As of May 14, there have been 3,363 breaches in the fence, which cost about $1,300 each to repair, GAO found.

The fence is a Bush administration initiative that has faced several delays and cost increases.

The technology portion of the government's plan to secure the border continues to be delayed, GAO said.

Rep. Bennie Thompson, chairman of the House Homeland Security committee, called the fence a "serious challenge" that the Obama administration has inherited. In remarks prepared for a hearing Thursday, the Mississippi Democrat said the GAO's findings are troubling.

Depending on funding, the whole southwestern border except for about 200 miles around Big Bend National Park in Texas would be covered by physical fencing or technology by 2014, Homeland Security officials have said. But GAO said it's more likely to be completed in 2016.




http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/ ... 23262.html

And how much to the illegals and their numeous anchor babies cost us in education, services and medical care?

Maybe instead of deporting the illegals when they are caught they should be put to work building our fence system on the borders. This way they can pay off their fines and fees for the various offenses they have committed while being here illegally. Just think the fence will be built and it will get completed...not costing the taxpayer much...then they can be sent home...after all they want to work here don't they!!!!

Kathyet

If they had built the actual double wall fence that was originally ordered they would'nt have breaches.

The following is a comment from the source article with a question concerning various costs for ILLEGALS invading the United States, it would be great if someone could furnish "blkdogg99" with links to his requested information. I also would like to have those links, come in handy next time someone wants to know.

"blkdogg49 wrote:
wish someone would show the true cost of illegals-less jobs for teens ,less job for ex cons,lower pay for low skill workers ,higher car insurance because there so many uninsured driver on the rode,higher school tax and property tax because the add strain on services and as for the lower food cost because of illegals that's such a joke if you take 30 million people out of the united states trust me price will go down its call supply and demand less customers cheaper prices
9/17/2009 1:15:36 PM"