I am shocked!! Shocked I tell ya!
Now let's see the funding................
Immigration
Napolitano vetoed bills promoting English immersion and education, a high-tech border radar system, a prison in Mexico to house illegal immigrant criminals, more stringent driver's license ID requirements, National Guard at the border, and a state trespassing measure. 2006
HB 2577 Vetoed comprehensive immigration reform bill, which would have increased border security and empowered law enforcement officials to crack down on fraudulent document use and illegal employment.
SB 1157 Vetoed a bill that would have created the state crime of trespassing in order to give local law enforcement a tool to cut down on illegal immigration.
2005
SB 1523 Vetoed a bill that would have required MVD employees to confiscate fraudulent documents.
SB 1167 Vetoed a bill that would have made English Arizona's official language.
HB 2030 Vetoed a bill that would have required proof of citizenship to obtain certain taxpayer-funded state benefits.
HB 2709 Vetoed a bill that would have allowed a private prison to be built along the border in Mexico to handle detention of criminals along the border.
SB 1306 Vetoed a bill that would have allowed local law enforcement to help the federal authorities enforce immigration laws.
SB 1511 Vetoed a bill that would have prohibited law enforcement or other government agencies, commissions, boards or districts from accepting identification documents unless they are issued by a political subdivision, Indian tribe, or state or federal authority.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
I am from the "believe it when I see it" school, as this newfound zeal has been totally absent without leave for his entire Presidency.
I want to watch this signing and I want a split screen of Vicente weeping and ranting.
BTW, lesson number one, we can force Republicans to do the right thing. Even if only piece by piece and it takes awhile.
You can't force Dems to do the right thing because their main base cherishes immorality, and those that don't in their base, are too weak politically to overcome them.
Vote Republican. Fund Republicans. Recruit Votes for Republicans. Now.
Better late than never. Now, let's see construction begin. Yesterday.
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better late than never...
700 down, 1300 to go
at the rate this is going, it will take longer to build than the Great Wall of China. LOL
So what? NO FIGURES FOR THE EXACT AMOUNT OF FUNDING HAVE YET BEEN ISSUED... which means they have voted on the decision to build the fence, and that is all.
I trust the Republicans about as far as I can throw them, and I trust the Democrat party exactly 99% less than that.
Expect that this fence bill, which only calls for fencing 700 of the roughly 2200 miles of the US/Mexican border, to take YEARS to implement and cost hundreds of millions of dollars more than it should.
Expect that a large part of it will wind up being a "virtual fence", which means no fence at all.
Expect that, if the Democrats win back the House, this project will NEVER get off the ground... because the Dims rely on the ever-expanding amounts of voter fraud perpetuated by illegals.
President Bush "getting tough" on illegal immigration? hahahahahaha Bush is the single biggest champion of the illegals.
"Bush to sign border fence bill during Ariz. visit"
300 miles of funded 'fencing', national border security, in exchange for what?
Flip flopped on this issue, or take him at his word:
"To secure our border we MUST create a temporary worker program that provides foreign workers a legal and orderly way to enter our country for a limited period of time," Bush said.
"But people in this debate MUST recognize that we will NOT be able to effectively enforce our immigration laws until we create a temporary-worker program." GWB
“This creates enormous pressure on our border that walls and patrols alone will NOT stop. To secure the border effectively we MUST reduce the numbers of people trying to sneak across," the president said.
"An immigration reform bill needs to be comprehensive," the president advised Congress in his speech, "because all elements of this problem MUST be addressed together, or NONE of them will be solved at all."
good news
Let's hope he gives credit to J.D. Hayworth and completely ignores Janet Uhh.. whats her name.
How many miles of real fences do we get and how many miles of BS virtual fences do we get?
Screw 'em! They should be eternally grateful and show how grateful they are every day, that we have taken in as many of their wayward children as we have. Mexico is a hostile nation.
Where was Graf?