Power to Build Border Fence Is Above U.S. Law
By ADAM LIPTAK
Published: April 8, 2008

New York Slimes Whines About Building the Border Fence:

Securing the nation’s borders is so important, Congress says, that Michael Chertoff, the homeland security secretary, must have the power to ignore any laws that stand in the way of building a border fence. Any laws at all.

Last week, Mr. Chertoff issued waivers suspending more than 30 laws he said could interfere with “the expeditious construction of barriersâ€