[quote]08/16/2007
Hunter Pledges To Build Border Fence In Six Months
By: Joe Murray , The Bulletin

Las Vegas - On Tuesday night, it wasn’t the ring of the slot machines or the glow of the neon lights that was attracting the attention at Arizona Charlie’s, a small casino a few miles off the famed Vegas Strip. Rather, it was the pledge of Duncan Hunter, a California congressman and GOP presidential hopeful, to build the 854 miles of border fence signed into law last year within six months of his election that won hearts and, quite possibly, votes of the Las Vegas crowd.

Despite a poor showing at the Iowa Straw Poll last week - Hunter placed ninth with 174 votes - the determined congressman wasted no time jumping back on the saddle and taking his message of border security to Nevada. And while Hunter may not have been the big recipient of Iowa votes, his message of border security, national sovereignty and a renewal of conservative values was warmly received by the crowd of over 100 people.

[b]Representing a part of San Diego, Hunter has been dealing with the immigration crisis since he came into office with the Reagan Revolution in 1980. Recognizing that San Diego’s border was a “no-man’s landâ€