[rpgdfmx]

I live in "the other area". We're the largest county in the lower 48 states, and one of the poorest. We can only afford our 14 man sheriff's department with the help of state and federal grants now. What do you have against us?

This is going to destroy our local economy (built on ranching, hunting, nature tourism) for what? A feel-good political sop to folks in Indiana or Iowa? A boondoogle for Boeing? OK, so are you gonna put us all on welfare or what?

[axes_of_weezles]

So your economy, on the border, is based on illegal alien smuggling, drug smuggling and illegal border crossings. Or is it based on cattle rustling Mexican cows?

How is a fence on the border going to "hurt" your economy if it's pretty much based on agriculture and tourism?

[Echo Talon]

This is going to destroy our local economy (built on ranching, hunting, nature tourism) for what? A feel-good political sop to folks in Indiana or Iowa? A boondoogle for Boeing? OK, so are you gonna put us all on welfare or what?

quit smuggling Mexicans across the border and get a normal job... If you're a psychic I'd suggest that you play the lottery.