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$2.7 BILLION dollars for the fence to NOWHERE

puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
edited September 2008 in A Moving Train
Bush's Border Fence Faces More Trouble

By EILEEN SULLIVAN, AP
posted: 3 HOURS 9 MINUTES AGO

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration needs an extra $400 million to complete its fence along the country's southwestern border, and government investigators say that may not even be enough to finish construction by the end of this year.

To complete the 670-mile fence — already half built — the administration has asked Congress to approve the use of $400 million set aside for other programs, mostly surveillance technology projects along the U.S.-Mexico border, Jayson Ahern, the deputy commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, told The Associated Press Tuesday. ...

The fence is not intended to stop illegal immigration altogether, but rather make it more difficult for people to enter the country illegally, administration officials say..

Since 2006, Congress has appropriated $2.7 billion for the fence. But there's no estimate how much the entire system — the physical fence and technology — will cost to build, let alone maintain.
SIN EATERS--We take the moral excrement we find in this equation and we bury it down deep inside of us so that the rest of our case can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible and absolutely necessary.
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  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    The only way to stop illegal aliens is to militarize the border because BP agents get thrown in jail for doing their jobs. Unfortunately our military is a little busy right now.
  • mammasanmammasan Posts: 5,656
    The best way to curb illegal immigration is to severely punish the employers that hire them. Instead of just a slap on the wrist fine, make it a felony with some mandatory time attached to it. Then you will see a huge reduction in employers hiring illegals. Once the opportunities dry up they will no longer have anything to come over to.
    "When one gets in bed with government, one must expect the diseases it spreads." - Ron Paul
  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    1) Since we are not going to militarize our border with Mexico

    2) Under Bush or McCain, corporate punishment will be symbolic at best.

    3) Since it this fence was never intended to keep out illegals


    Where is the $2.7 billion? Why even start the project? Why is Bush asking for MORE money for a fence to NOWHERE?
    SIN EATERS--We take the moral excrement we find in this equation and we bury it down deep inside of us so that the rest of our case can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible and absolutely necessary.
  • OpenOpen Posts: 792
    unsung wrote:
    The only way to stop illegal aliens is to militarize the border because BP agents get thrown in jail for doing their jobs. Unfortunately our military is a little busy right now.

    No its to stop your fellow CITIZENS from hiring them. If there were no jobs, then they wouldnt come. But, its always easier to blame those that are looking for the american dream.
  • Kel VarnsenKel Varnsen Posts: 1,952
    There spending 2.7 billion to build a fence? Really? People made it over the Berlin Wall and that thing was made of concrete and was guarded by guys who could shoot people on site. Who exactly is a fence in the middle of no where going to stop? No wonder the US is so badly in debt spending money on crap like this.
  • lowbudgetlushlowbudgetlush Posts: 612
    Do you know what annoys me the most? People over using cliche's.

    i.e.

    "Something" to nowhere.
    So and so "is a heartbeat away from the president".

    By the way how is it a fence to nowhere?
  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    lowbudgetlush wrote:
    Do you know what annoys me the most? People over using cliche's.

    i.e.

    "Something" to nowhere.
    So and so "is a heartbeat away from the president".

    By the way how is it a fence to nowhere?


    Interesting, do you get headaches or just annoy yourself when you repeat a cliché'?
    SIN EATERS--We take the moral excrement we find in this equation and we bury it down deep inside of us so that the rest of our case can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible and absolutely necessary.
  • GeorgeMcFlyGeorgeMcFly Posts: 75
    The easiest way to cut down on illegal immigration is to make it easier for people to legally become citizens. That way, they pay taxes and contribute to the system.
  • unsungunsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    GeorgeMcFly wrote:
    The easiest way to cut down on illegal immigration is to make it easier for people to legally become citizens. That way, they pay taxes and contribute to the system.


    That also is the worst reason to do so.
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    puremagic wrote:
    1) Since we are not going to militarize our border with Mexico

    2) Under Bush or McCain, corporate punishment will be symbolic at best.

    3) Since it this fence was never intended to keep out illegals


    Where is the $2.7 billion? Why even start the project? Why is Bush asking for MORE money for a fence to NOWHERE?

    Don't kid yourself ... Corporate punishments would probably be fairly symbolic under the Dems, too.
  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    mammasan wrote:
    The best way to curb illegal immigration is to severely punish the employers that hire them. Instead of just a slap on the wrist fine, make it a felony with some mandatory time attached to it. Then you will see a huge reduction in employers hiring illegals. Once the opportunities dry up they will no longer have anything to come over to.

    Agreed.
  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    Here's the point.

    If there is NO FENCE and the FENCE was never intended to STOP illegal entry into the U.S. Where is the 2.7 billion taxpayer dollars and WHY is Bush asking for more money?
    SIN EATERS--We take the moral excrement we find in this equation and we bury it down deep inside of us so that the rest of our case can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible and absolutely necessary.
  • KannKann Posts: 1,146
    unsung wrote:
    The only way to stop illegal aliens is to militarize the border because BP agents get thrown in jail for doing their jobs. Unfortunately our military is a little busy right now.
    Treating the symptoms rather than the cause is never really efficient
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,296
    mammasan wrote:
    The best way to curb illegal immigration is to severely punish the employers that hire them. Instead of just a slap on the wrist fine, make it a felony with some mandatory time attached to it. Then you will see a huge reduction in employers hiring illegals. Once the opportunities dry up they will no longer have anything to come over to.

    agreed ,but then what happens to the millions of illegals allready here do they get deported or legally made citizens ? ,but i do agree with your point and also our government has to be more involved with the central american countries to find a way for them to keep their citizens in their own countries no ? ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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