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Senate Votes to Build 370 Miles of Fence Along Border With Mexico
FOX ^ | Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | FOX

Posted on 05/17/2006 12:53:23 PM PDT by petertare

WASHINGTON — Heeding conservative demands to shore up the southern U.S. border to prevent illegal immigrants from freely crossing into the country, the Senate voted Wednesday to build 370 miles of triple-layered fence

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 109th; aliens; fence; senate; soccermaniactroll; southernborder
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1 posted on 05/17/2006 12:53:25 PM PDT by petertare
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To: petertare

Soooo, now we just go around the fence?

I'll be that'll fox 'em(pun intended).


2 posted on 05/17/2006 12:54:32 PM PDT by RexBeach ("There is no substitute for victory." -Douglas MacArthur)
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To: petertare

Woo-hoo, 370 miles! Now, there's only 1,300 more to go!


3 posted on 05/17/2006 12:55:22 PM PDT by meandog (If I were to draw the odious Islamic prophet Muhammad, he would have horns, a tail, and a ptichfork!)
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To: petertare

It's a START.


4 posted on 05/17/2006 12:55:54 PM PDT by Constitution Day (Some Dare Call It Amnesty)
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To: RexBeach

They need more and they know it. Places on the border have have no barriers worthy of the name.


5 posted on 05/17/2006 12:56:20 PM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: RexBeach

I quess nothing would have been better.


6 posted on 05/17/2006 12:56:57 PM PDT by pennboricua
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To: petertare

Additional details: the fence will consist of 1,480 quarter-mile segments separated by one mile of open land. Ok, not really, but if there's a way to make it sound good in the abstract but defeat its purpose in the reality, they'll find it.


7 posted on 05/17/2006 12:57:12 PM PDT by John Jorsett (scam never sleeps)
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Let the contruction begin now and protect our borders before going after criminal illegals with violent records both here and in Mexico. They damn well better hire American workers to erect the fence.

My thoughts are that they are only pretending to build one just as they pretended to enforce the laws against illegal incursions and prosecuting businesses for hiring illegals for the last 20 years!

NO AMNESTY.

8 posted on 05/17/2006 12:57:35 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: RexBeach

Liars in DC need to pay a severe price for this.


9 posted on 05/17/2006 12:58:39 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: zerosix

I suppose they will have to do an environmental study...should take years to finish that


10 posted on 05/17/2006 12:58:57 PM PDT by Youngman442002
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To: petertare

Why not 1110 miles of single layer fence instead of 370 miles of triple layer? /sarc


11 posted on 05/17/2006 12:59:07 PM PDT by ladtx ("It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it." -- -- General Douglas MacArthur)
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Realted thread here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633903/posts


12 posted on 05/17/2006 12:59:51 PM PDT by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: Youngman442002

Of course, and meanwhile our precious tax dollars will go to pay for Enviro Lawyers to file millions of lawsuits. End tax dollars to ACLU and all other lawyers.


13 posted on 05/17/2006 1:01:37 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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""What we have here has become a symbol for the right wing in American politics," countered Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill. If made law, "our relationship with Mexico would come down to a barrier between our two countries.""

No, you opportunistic jerk. Mexico has not been a good neighbor by disrespecting our border and laws. It actively (not passively) encourages its citizens to break our laws. It "has become a symbol" of the corruption and utter contempt of the do-nothing Mexican government. Mexico abused the privilege of a totally open border, so they lose it. TFB, Dick!

14 posted on 05/17/2006 1:03:36 PM PDT by MilesVeritatis (War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things...." - John Stuart Mill)
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To: zerosix

We should have illegals build the fence after they are captured. After all, "they are doing the work that Americans won't do" we are told endlessly.


15 posted on 05/17/2006 1:04:40 PM PDT by juliej (juliej)
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To: ladtx

And make it electric too!


16 posted on 05/17/2006 1:05:27 PM PDT by jimmango
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To: juliej

Well, we could have them build the one on Mexico's side, bill the illegals who try to wire money back home and give these Mexicans a Real Job, that Americans won't do.


17 posted on 05/17/2006 1:06:48 PM PDT by zerosix (Native Sunflower)
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To: petertare

how much you wanna bet the govt will use "cheap illegal alien labor" to build it ????


18 posted on 05/17/2006 1:07:23 PM PDT by kingattax
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To: petertare
Final Proof! The U.S. is turning into France:

- Our government has been infested with American Vichies
- They're giving us our own Maginot Line, but have no real will to defend the sovereignty of the country

19 posted on 05/17/2006 1:08:03 PM PDT by drpix
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To: petertare

Like a big rock in a big river, the water must now go around. This should help concentrate things on the ends of that fence which would seem like the logical place to put the guns.


20 posted on 05/17/2006 1:09:36 PM PDT by mad puppy ( The Southern border is THE issue)
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