Posted on 09/24/2008 4:47:50 PM PDT by 3AngelaD
New barrier to limit families' socializing: It was like any seaside picnic, with family members sitting on folding chairs, colorful umbrellas and a cooler full of sodas. The only unusual thing was the steel mesh fence running through the middle of it. On a recent Sunday, the Sotomayor family rose early, packed a lunch and drove south to Border Field State Park, where the fence that separates the United States from Mexico meets the ocean.
As many Mexican-American families have done for years, they were there to spend the day with relatives unable to legally cross north to hug them and must be content to visit at the see-through fence.... Soon, it will be a memory.
The federal government's effort to slam the door on illegal immigration... means a new secondary fence will be built in the park, creating a 90-foot-wide no-man's land of patrol roads and security lights that extends to the sea. Construction is to begin next month. The barrier will not be solid, but it will block most access to the primary fence..The construction, which involves installing a 15-foot-high picket-style fence that runs the length of the park, is part of a $60 million federal project that includes filling in Smuggler's Gulch, a deep canyon to the east...The appeal of a meeting place such as Border Field State Park is strongest for those who can't travel to Mexico to see family, either because they are in the process of adjusting their immigration status or because they are undocumented.
(Excerpt) Read more at signonsandiego.com ...
Oh, the horror.
"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 Palelologus
To quote Jerry Seinfeld: that’s a shame.
BAD us...Illegals can’t have a picnic on a beach because of a fence. Fences do make good NEIGHBORS, so we should be a good neighbor to MEXICO.. and build the fence!!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
They’re knocking over the kiddies’ sand castles...
In the article there’s lots of discussion about gereen cards...
If these people are expecting green cards, why the sob story ???
I had mine in 90 days...
Its easier now...
They cant wait mere weeks to see their families ???
What’s the “they cant leave the country” bit ???
Or hold the beach blanket. American citizens can travel to Mexico, no problemo.
Mexican citizens can travel to the US, no problemo.
So why are they forced to have these hug beachy hug fests
separated by a fence? (yes, that's a rhetorical question)
The answer to your rhetorical question is that they came here illegally, and if they leave, they will have a difficult time getting back into our country.
ping
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