Task force seeks alternative to border fence
By DIANA EVA MALDONADO/The Brownsville Herald
October 28, 2007 - 11:09PM

State Rep. Rene Oliveira was born and raised in Brownsville, and never in his life did he think there would be a need to build a wall between the United States and Mexico.

“Everyone in government until 9/11 was negligent about border security,â€