[Southack]

"Mexican officials have been critical of the House bill, particularly an amendment that calls for building nearly 700 miles of fence along the border. The Bush administration supported the House bill, but Mr. Bush told CNN Espanol yesterday that fencing off the [whole] border is "impractical."

And he's right. He's supporting the 700 mile fence in the House bill, but noting that we have thousands of miles of border (e.g. coastal) where such fencing would be impractical.

[EternalVigilance]

I noticed upthread that you mentioned the fence in the California sector.

A more pathetic fence it would be hard to imagine.

It's an open invitation to hide and climb.

[Thorin]

There is nothing impractical about fencing off the southern border. There is no engineering obstactle in such a task that we cannot overcome. The only thing lacking is political will. Neither Bush nor the Democrats nor the four RINOs who voted yesterday for amnesty have any desire to control illegal immigration.

The American people overwhelmingly want illegal immigration stopped cold and legal immigration reduced. Unfortunately, our government increasingly listens only to elite opinion, and elite opinion is overwhelmingly in favor of mass immigration.