Thread: Anti-border wall leader will meet with Chertoff, Jan 21st.

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A delegation of the Border Coalition of Texas will go in January to Washington D.C., to discuss with the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Michael Chertoff, on other alternatives to the construction of the wall in the Texan border with Mexico.

"We are not going to expect that an invitation will be sent to us to speak about that. We are going to go there", emphasized the mayor of Eagle Pass, Chad Foster, yesterday who presides the coalition..

Foster indicated that they will not wait for that answer, therefore they have planned to go to Washington D.C., the week of January 21.

"Fortunately we have all the support of the delegation of Texas in Congress, including Republicans (Sen. Hutchinson) and Democrats, to speak with the secretary of the DHS and to exprese to him our ideas in order to protect the border, instead of building a wall", he said.

He added that in the possible meeting with Chertoff, he will inform him of about the "reality of the border" emphasizing the commerce, the family and social ties among the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.


"To build a wall would be more than a shame", he expressed.

In the letter,members of the coalition proposed to Chertoff to meet with them and to carry out public hearings in the counties that would be affected by the installation of the border wall in Rio Grande Valley, Del Rio and Marfa, on the first week of February.

emphasizing the commerce, the family and social ties among the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.


Now these things mean nothing. A wall will not prevent any of this - the legal commerce and the family and social ties can be continued through the entrance gates.





I do have other reservations, but not these.

The article also mentions the spending bill that gutted the language in the 2006 bill that mandated double fencing and 5 areas that had to have a border fence. This group knows that Chertoff is ultimately the one who decides how many miles of wall and where they will be built.

Start contacting your friends and family. We might have to shut down DHS phone system!!!

Fortunately we have all the support of the delegation of Texas in Congress, including Republicans (Sen. Hutchinson) and Democrats, to speak with the secretary of the DHS and to exprese him our ideas in order to protect the border, instead of building a wall", he said.

Great, they have the support of the congress of Congress, well whopdeddee. What abouth the support of the people of Texas? The support of the Congress of Texas doesn't mean a thing to us.

It doesn't say the Congress of Texas - it says the Texas delegation in Congress - which may not be people we like - but they do mean something to all of us.

Originally Posted by nntrixie

It doesn't say the Congress of Texas - it says the Texas delegation in Congress - which may not be people we like - but they do mean something to all of us.

The article refers to a delegation as a group of local leaders, who some are community leaders, and others are public officials (Mayors, councilmembers, police chiefs)

They forgot to mention all of the Illegal Drugs that can currently by pass all of the rooty poo security checks that are currently in place....

the fence will cut into the drug cartel profits and nobody including Bush likes that

Chertoff has the power to tell these idiots to kiss off

He has done it before and just won a court battle with in the

last couple days for one section of fence

He has the power to over ride anyone on this deal

Originally Posted by LawEnforcer

Originally Posted by nntrixie

It doesn't say the Congress of Texas - it says the Texas delegation in Congress - which may not be people we like - but they do mean something to all of us.

The article refers to a delegation as a group of local leaders, who some are community leaders, and others are public officials (Mayors, councilmembers, police chiefs)

"Fortunately we have all the support of the delegation of Texas in Congress, including Republicans (Sen. Hutchinson) and Democrats, to speak with the secretary of the DHS and to exprese to him our ideas in order to protect the border, instead of building a wall", he said.


The poster I answered referred to the 'Congress of Texas' which is different from the Texas delagation in Congress.

I'm not sure how Texas legislature feels about this - but we pretty much know how much Hitchinson and Cronyn want it. I'm not sure what influence the Texas legislature has - but national congressional members do.

Originally Posted by LawEnforcer

We are going to go there"

With no invitation, they are going anyway. So they decided to use force, huh?