Excellent post, and I was surprised a little by this ........ “The total cost of the entire fence from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific would be about 5 billion dollars, or what we spend medicating, hospitalizing, educating, and incarcerating illegal aliens just about every month. In other words, the fence would pay for itself immediately”.....
I had heard the facts / figures before, but the way you pulled it together was great.
Thank! I try....
The Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)
HR 2593 IH
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2593
To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 6, 2007
Mr. GRIJALVA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To secure and conserve Federal public lands and natural resources along the international land borders of the United States, and for other purposes.
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SEC. 5. BORDER BARRIER CONSTRUCTION.
(a) Fencing and Other Barriers on Public Lands- Section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 8 U.S.C. 1103 note) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking `the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide for least 2 layers of reinforced fencing, the installation of additional physical barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, and sensors--' and inserting the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or the heads of other Federal agencies, as appropriate, and State, local, and tribal officials, shall provide for fencing, vehicle barriers, roads, lighting, cameras, sensors, or other surveillance and barrier tools as necessary--';
(2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking `2007' and inserting `2008'; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
(D) MANNER OF CONSTRUCTION- In carrying out the requirements of subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, where practicable, prioritize the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, remote cameras, sensors, vehicle barriers, or other low impact border enforcement techniques on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, or other Federal agencies.'.
(b) Applicability of Existing Laws- Section 102(c) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1103 note), is repealed.
(c) Federal Lands- In fulfilling the requirements of section 102(b)(1) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 as amended by subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall not commence any construction of fencing on any lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior prior to the submission to Congress by the Secretary of Homeland Security of the Border Protection Strategy mandated by section 4(a) of this Act.
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Source
thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:1:./temp/~c110YqCypJ::
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