Thread: Feds announce plans to rebuild border fence

Feds announce plans to rebuild border fence

Posted: 03/01/2011
Last Updated: 2 hours and 48 minutes ago

* By: Anthony DeWitt, ABC15.com

NOGALES, AZ - With immigration issues heating up in Arizona, the federal government has announced that it will begin rebuilding a stretch of border fence in the southern part of our state.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday that construction to replace an estimated 2.8 miles of outdated primary-pedestrian fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border would begin in mid-March.

This border fence is adjacent to the city of Nogales, and when rebuilt will reportedly strengthen the security of the southwest border in the Arizona Tucson Sector.

According to a news release from the CBP, the new project will replace “landing matâ€

The more fences the better

C.B.P. News Release

CBP Announces Project to Replace Outdated Fencing in Nogales

(Tuesday, March 01, 2011)

Nogales, Ariz. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced that construction to replace an estimated 2.8 miles of outdated primary pedestrian fence along the U.S-Mexico border adjacent to the city of Nogales, Ariz., will begin in mid-March, and is part of CBP’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the security of the Southwest border in Arizona’s Tucson sector.

The project will replace “landing matâ€

NOTICE that it says outdated. not adding new fence or anything like that

Originally Posted by jamesw62

NOTICE that it says outdated. not adding new fence or anything like that

So noted. Not extending fencing, just updating already built fencing.

a new 18-foot bollard fence design

Some of the original fence was 12 foot.
Then they raised much of it to 16 foot.
Now it's 18 feet high.

Don't hold your breath..funding will be killed.

Originally Posted by Rockfish

Don't hold your breath..funding will be killed.

Not likely.

1/3 of DHS $57 billion budget for immigration agencies

March 2, 2011

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-230094.html

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

Originally Posted by Rockfish

Don't hold your breath..funding will be killed.

Not likely.

1/3 of DHS $57 billion budget for immigration agencies

March 2, 2011

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-230094.html

And how much of that 19 Bil is actually going to be applied to a physical fence? I'll believe it when I see it.

Originally Posted by Rockfish

And how much of that 19 Bil is actually going to be applied to a physical fence? I'll believe it when I see it.

We're only talking about 2.8 miles of fence, not that much money involved.

construction to replace an estimated 2.8 miles of outdated primary-pedestrian fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border would begin in mid-March.

Looks like we will know soon, in mid March.