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07-19-2007, 06:46 PM #1
Work On Texas Border Wall To Begin Soon: Chertoff
Work on Texas border wall to begin soon: ChertoffThu Jul 19, 2007 2:20PM EDT
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Construction on a border wall in southern Texas is expected to begin by this autumn, despite strong local opposition, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said in an interview published on Thursday.
Chertoff told the Houston Chronicle the federal government "can't rule out" using powers of eminent domain to seize land for the wall that is intended to stem the flow of illegal immigrants entering the United States from Mexico.
In heavily Hispanic southern Texas, where cultural and economic ties to Mexico run deep, local officials, business groups and environmentalists have spoken out against the wall as unnecessary and unwanted.
But Chertoff said national security was at stake, so the project will move ahead shortly.
"I expect we'll be doing some construction in Texas this fiscal year," he said, referring to the government fiscal year ending September 30.
Local officials said recently they had been told the Homeland Security department plans to have 153 miles of wall in place in Texas by the end of 2008.
While locals may be consulted on the type of fence constructed, they will not have veto power over whether the wall will be built, Chertoff said.
"Because the fence is not only to protect the border communities, it's to protect the country," he said.
Construction on the wall already has begun in Arizona, Chertoff said. Washington aims to have "operational control" of the border by 2013 by building the 700-mile (1,120-km) wall along parts of the frontier and creating a "virtual fence" in desert areas with drones, sensors, cameras, satellite technology and vehicle barriers.
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07-19-2007, 06:48 PM #2
Let's see if he follows through with his statements.
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07-19-2007, 06:50 PM #3
Yeah, right. They'll dawdle along and make excuses and never get it done, hoping by the time 2013 rolls around everyone will have forgotten about it. That talking skull Chertoff is all talk, trying to soothe ruffled feathers. He'a a liar and a joke.
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07-19-2007, 06:51 PM #4"Because the fence is not only to protect the border communities, it's to protect the country," he (Chertoff)said.Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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07-19-2007, 06:54 PM #5
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07-19-2007, 07:09 PM #6Originally Posted by Lone_Patriot
soon.
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07-19-2007, 07:11 PM #7
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Didn't Chertoff just say a few weeks ago that 100 miles would be COMPLETED by Sept.? Of course, he didn't say which YEAR that would be!
Glenn Spencer of American Patrol was on one of the talk shows yesterday and he said that he has personally flown his plane several hundred miles along the Mexican side of the border THREE times and that the work on the fence stopped last MARCH!!! Glenn had to get a special permit from Mexico to fly his plane on the Mexican side of the border...what a feat!
In addition, they are not planning to build a double walled fence like the one in San Ysidro! It sounds like whatever they build will ultimately be ineffective...which is the point, I presume!
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07-19-2007, 07:15 PM #8
Re: Work On Texas Border Wall To Begin Soon: Chertoff
Originally Posted by CCUSA
THIS IS ALL A BUNCH OF CRAP!
WAKE UP!
DRONES???!!!???
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07-19-2007, 07:30 PM #9
[quote="AmericanMe"]Didn't Chertoff just say a few weeks ago that 100 miles would be COMPLETED by Sept.? Of course, he didn't say which YEAR that would be!
Sept 1, 2020 would be about right....
Chertoff is one big @#^&**** <div>[b]<div>2000 people has visited http://www.dumpgloria.com/ in the last 3 months
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07-19-2007, 07:38 PM #10
Worried about your job Chertoff. You are the next one that Bush is going to hang for this. He has a list of them that are gone and a list of waiting to pin his failed policies on.
I hope he does not treat you like the two border agents that are in prison right now.<div>''Life's tough......it's even tougher if you're stupid.''
-- John Wayne</div>
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