Thread: OBAMA LIES AGAIN..NOW GUTS FUNDING FOR BORDER FENCE

Obama's budget proposal cuts border fence funds

11:36 PM CDT on Thursday, May 7, 2009
From Wire Reports

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's budget blueprint Thursday canceled plans to extend the border fence along the U.S.-Mexico border beyond the 670 miles already completed or planned, symbolically breaking with a much-heralded approach to border security advocated by President George W. Bush.

The Obama administration's turnabout left limited funds for roads, lights and so-called tactical infrastructure – but not a dime to extend the pedestrian fencing and vehicle barriers erected along roughly one-third of the nation's 1,947 mile border with Mexico.

As a Democratic senator representing Illinois, Obama joined 79 other senators in 2006 to support construction of the barrier system.

The top financial officer at the Department of Homeland Security, Peggy Sherry, and her team told reporters in a telephone conference call that the Obama administration would not extend the barrier network that has irked Mexico and stirred concerns among immigrant-advocate organizations.

Some Texas landowners have challenged the fence project, denying or delaying federal officials' access to survey their property in legal warfare that prolonged construction along some parts of the border. Chad Foster, mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, and head of the Texas Border Coalition, welcomed the decision. "We've always wanted to stop the fence right where it is," Foster said.

The Obama administration asked Congress for $779 million for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 for border security-related expenses such as installation of technology, tactical infrastructure and completion of some of the remaining 46 miles of barriers already planned.

That represents a sharp drop from the $1.9 billion spent on the same activities by the Bush administration in fiscal 2008 and the $926 million set aside by the outgoing administration for the current fiscal year.

"There are additional funds for implementation, some additional [money for] roads, lights, some additional tactical infrastructure," said one of Sherry's aides, speaking on condition of anonymity. "There's nothing specifically identified as money for further miles of fence."

The Obama administration will continue efforts "to finish up the fencing to get as close to the 670 miles of fence that has been previously identified," the aide said.

Officials said contractors have completed about 640 miles of the planned fence and barriers.

Texas lawmakers broke along party lines reacting to the Obama administration's decision.

Democratic Rep. Gene Green of Houston, said he was glad that Obama's budget "ends efforts to extend the controversial border fence," adding the barriers proved to be ineffective.

But Republican Rep. John Culberson of Houston said he was "very disappointed to see more proof that the new administration will not truly secure our borders."

GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said the U.S. Border Patrol had expressed support for the barriers as a way to slow illegal immigrants' dash across the border into nearby cities before they could be apprehended.

Texas' other senator, Kay Bailey Hutchison, also a Republican, called "a secure and safe border . . . one of our nation's top priorities" without taking a position on additional fencing

I heard that earlier on TV but couldn't find an article. Then the dip wad that does his talking for him said to stop it while they work on their reform...

Now, budget cuts, can the fence, don't pay the states the unbelievable money the illegals cost to keep the big criminals in jail, .......... Great goind Obama, nothing like thinking about the CITIZENS and this country!!!

Originally Posted by crazybird

Great goind Obama, nothing like thinking about the CITIZENS and this country!!!

He does think they are Citizens - of North America! And he is the North American co-President. Why do you think he was in Mexico a couple of weeks ago? To work our NAU details with his co-President.

Infuriating. I bet Nappy's doing the happy dance now.

How can Dumbo Ears work on "immigration reform but first we must secure the border" when he stops construction on the damn fence???

I am absolutely convinced that the ONLY thing this man is thinking is how can he destroy this country.

He also took out the funding to inspect boats coming into our harbors. He wants this country to be hit again. It will be the ultimate "emergency" where he can grab all the power from us.

He does think they are Citizens - of North America

And he's the new global messiah.....the one who will take all we have and give it to everyone else as if we don't exist.

Originally Posted by crazybird

He does think they are Citizens - of North America

And he's the new global messiah.....the one who will take all we have and give it to everyone else as if we don't exist.

One world government with block states, Mexico, U.S.A., Canada as one state. They have already started blocking together "states" in Europe.
"They" have been working hard on this since the 1980's. My friends mother would talk about it and we would sit and listen to them talk, oh my gosh what they said was going to happen has and how they knew things I don't know. Just more crazy talk from me, but every once in awhile I have to let it out.

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Feds to begin building virtual fence expected to span nearly entire Mexican border

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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Federal officials plan to start construction within weeks on a new "virtual fence" along the U.S.-Mexico border that they say could almost completely cover the nearly 2,000-mile frontier within five years. . . .
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On the Net:

Boeing Secure Border Initiative and SBINet: http://tinyurl.com/6xt3yq

U.S. Customs and Border Protection/SBI: http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/border_security/sbi/


http://www.fox4kc.com/news/nationworld/ ... 0565.story
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http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-155677.html

"Depending on funding, the whole southwestern border except for about 200 miles around Big Bend National Park in Texas would be covered by 2014, Borkowski said. That area would also eventually be outfitted with the system."

I would say that the funding has been greatly reduced. This news was released 5 hours before the one I posted here. Did Obama change his mind in that five hours?

You never know what is really going on with these people

Was that official announcement made, I didn't see it