Thread: Money still stands in fence’s way

Money still stands in fence’s way
Michael Barnett
May 19, 2007 - 8:02PM


Only a few months ago, newly empowered Democrats in Congress were saying a fence along the U.S. border with Mexico had little chance of getting fully funded.

“No money, no fence,â€

[quote]“No money, no fence,â€

And chertoff is the man we are suppose trust to certifiy the border is secure, YA Right, and I was born at night but it wasn't last night

No fence no talking!!about anything!!

Indeed, the Bush administration appears to have already scaled back its fence plans in response to the Democrats’ victory in mid-term elections in November.

The Secure Fence Act the president signed last year called for up to 700 miles of fences.

This should give people some idea as to how serious our federal government takes border security. The 700+ mile fence is the law, yet it is being scaled down to 370-miles. I guarantee you the same thing will happen to all the border security aspects listed in the new Senate compromise (amnesty) bill. They didn't follow through with the security aspects of the 1986 amnesty bill, and should they 2007 amnesty bill be signed into law, the security funding and implementation will not happen on the scale proposed. You can take that to the bank! It's a crying shame our confidence in government has been reduced to such a despicable level.