Border Fence Unlikely
From the Washington Post
No sooner did Congress authorize construction of a 700-mile fence on the U.S.-Mexico border last week than lawmakers rushed to approve separate legislation that ensures it will never be built, at least not as advertised, according to Republican lawmakers and immigration experts.
GOP leaders have singled out the fence as one of the primary accomplishments of the recently completed session. Many lawmakers plan to highlight their $1.2 billion down payment on its construction as they campaign in the weeks before the midterm elections.
But shortly before recessing late Friday, the House and Senate gave the Bush administration leeway to distribute the money to a combination of projects — not just the physical barrier along the southern border. The funds may also be spent on roads, technology and “tactical infrastructure” to support the Department of Homeland Security’s preferred option of a “virtual fence.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15149231/
Does anyone think Bush will build the fence? Did Congress burn us again on the immigration issue?
What is wrong with Congress do they not get it?
I do not know what to think anymore, has Washington lost their mind?
Jay
Get a life who else would do the work?
Sam,
You just want cheap labor. If you guys paid right, you would find the workers. If not, we got people in prison, why not have them work the farms.
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