Thread: Leaders trying to stop fence at border park

Leaders trying to stop fence at border park

San Diego SOUTH COUNTY: Federal, state and local leaders plan to call today for an immediate halt to construction of a fence around Border Field State Park.

Opponents of the fence say the park has been a gathering spot for families on both sides of the border for decades and symbolizes a place that fosters binational friendship.

The Department of Homeland Security's plan to build a secondary fence around the park to shore up the border has drawn criticism from religious, environmental and community groups for restricting access to the park.

Grading has begun for the permanent fence.

The leaders plan to deliver a letter to President-elect Barack Obama asking him to intervene. It will be signed by Rep. Susan Davis, D-San Diego; Rep. Bob Filner, D-San Diego; state Sens. Denise Moreno Ducheny and Christine Kehoe; Assemblywomen Mary Salas and Lori Saldaña; and San Diego Councilman Ben Hueso.

Filner, Ducheny, Salas and Saldaña plan to attend an 11 a.m. gathering at the state park, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. The park entrance is at the western end of Monument Road. –J.Z.
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Staff writers Kristina Davis, Michael Stetz, Craig Gustafson and Janine Zúñiga contributed to this report.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib ... riefs.html

I hope they can get it completed before Jan. 20, 2009

Opponents of the fence say the park has been a gathering spot for families on both sides of the border for decades and symbolizes a place that fosters binational friendship.

Well that should NEVER have been allowed. Now they can go through LEGAL CHANNELS and checkpoints to "gather" and play out their "binational friendships" of passing weapons, drugs and other paraphernalia between these two countries. BUILD THE FENCE!

They can go to the border crossing, which is 5 miles east of there to visit their loveones.

Google Map

Building the Fence is for the greater good of the nation and national security.

Frankly, I don't give a damn what a few people want, especially ones that have some kind of problem with visiting their family in Mexico. They must not want to see them bad enough to cross into Mexico or they are illegal and are afraid they can't sneak back in.

If Mexicans want a park, they can complain to their government.

When you hear these politicians latering trying to sell you amnesty because they have "secured the border first", remember this.

Dixie

Build the fence...just what the heck good is it going to do to spend billions of $$$$$ on a fence and then leave a big gaping whole in it....

I am so sick of officials in the United States acting like traitors who don't give a damn about protecting Americans!

Can't fight the Feds