A section of the unfinished U.S.-Mexico border fence, near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego.
What sort of fence we’re dealing with remains to be seen, but it looks like a majority of actual physical fence. Yes, believe it or not, the Bush admin announced they will waive certain rules and regulations to get another 267 miles of the fence built, by the end of the year.
I certainly don’t think this is coincidental to the fact that the conservative base is still cold to McCain, to the point where there’s a realization that we will not “get with the program” and support McCain until we see some indication that the Fed takes our border concerns seriously. Building a large part of the fence at least addresses a small part of our concern. But make no mistake: this is only happening because you stood firm. There is more work to be done but at least this is a start. Funny what they can get done when they want something, isn’t it?
Rules to Be Waived for Border Fence
The Bush administration plans to use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations in an effort to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest U.S. border by the end of this year, federal officials said Tuesday.
Invoking the two legal waivers — which Congress authorized — would cut through bureaucratic red tape and sidestep environmental laws that currently stand in the way of the Homeland Security Department building 267 miles of fencing in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, according to officials familiar with the plan. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the waivers had not yet been announced.
The move would be the biggest use of legal waivers since the administration started building the fence, and it would cover a total of 470 miles along the Southwest border. Previously, the department has used its waiver authority for two portions of fence in Arizona and one portion in San Diego…
Residents and property owners along the U.S.-Mexico border have complained about the construction of fencing. In South Texas, where opposition has been widespread, land owners refused to give the government access to property along the fence route.
The government has since sued more than 50 property owners in South Texas to gain access to the land.
Environmentalists have also complained about the fence because they say it puts already endangered species such as two types of wild cats — the ocelot and the jaguarundi — in even more danger of extinction. They say the fence would prevent them from swimming across the Rio Grande to mate.
Hahahahahahaha! So the Moonbats are now concerned about ocelot anchor babies! Somehow I think nature will find a way…
Related Posts:
We’re Funding and Building the Border Fence!
‘Virtual’ Border Fence Scrapped
Related Links:
CSM: Where U.S.-Mexico border fence is tall, border crossings fall
SF Chronicle: Mexican drug cartels move into human smuggling
Are we sure this isn’t an April Fool’s joke?!
I hate being so suspicious and cynical, but we are living in Bizarro World…
Me and my narcissism speaking here but I figure Bush and company finally got my message . Every time I receive(d) a request for money from the republican party I send them monopoly play money along with a note saying they will start getting real money from me when they start building a real border fence. That and maybe they are worrying they better get their rear in gear or face a
B.Hussein Obama socialist- ship administration.
Thank YOU, Tammy! Without you and other truthseekers on Talk Radio the two establishment parties would get away with their efforts to sell out our country. Believe me, we REAL Americans are lighting the fires of Hell underneath politicians from our states (and McAmnesty), but the national sharing of information by programs like yours is providing the crucial, necessary coordination. Who knows, we may even get a McAmnesty campaign photo op with him in a hard hat supervising construction of the new barricade. THANK YOU!!!
I still have to put this in the “I’ll believe it when I see it” file.