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Saturday, July 23, 2005

Baca wants a taller fence along border with Mexico
By The Associated Press

LANCASTER -- A giant fence running along the Mexican border -- similar to the one being constructed around Israel -- could help reduce the threat of domestic terrorism, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said Friday.

"They have a big fence, and it works," Baca told a gathering of the Los Angeles County Lincoln Club, a group of politically conservative Republicans. "The fences we have down on the border don't work."

Israel's fence, still under construction, is as high as 25 feet in some areas.

It is constructed of barbed wire, electrified metal and concrete, and contains watchtowers and sniper posts.

"What's wrong with that?" Baca said of building a similar one along the Mexican border.

The sheriff also complained that the federal government lacks the political will to stop illegal immigration.

"What we need is a national movement for a constitutional amendment on the security of the American border," Baca said.