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CA: Barbed-wire fence installed on border ( "The effects have been phenomenal," Michael Corley, )
Long Beach Press-Telegram ^ | 11/18/2008 09:23:24 PM PST | Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press

Posted on 11/19/2008 12:36:48 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

SAN DIEGO - The Border Patrol on Tuesday finished installing a razor-sharp, curled wire atop a fence on the Mexican border, saying the tactic has contributed to a sharp drop in attacks on its agents by assailants hurling rocks, bricks and sometimes even exploding bottles of gas.

The barbed wire on a violent, five-mile stretch separating San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, resembles a prison fence, prompting critics to say it's a heavy-handed move and a menacing eyesore.

"The effects have been phenomenal," Michael Corley, head of the Border Patrol's Imperial Beach station, said at a news conference after a crew installed the last piece of wire.

Without the wire, migrants could jump the fence in only 15 seconds. But it now takes several minutes for them to cut a hole in the fence using handheld, battery-powered saws, Corley said. Mexico's consul general in San Diego, Remedios Gomez Arnau, said efforts by Mexican authorities to prevent attacks on border agents may explain the drop in violence, not the razor wire. She said the Border Patrol rejected her plea to reconsider installing the wiring.

The five-mile stretch is the only place on the U.S.-Mexico border with razor wiring on top of the fence, and there are no plans to use it elsewhere, said Border Patrol spokesman Lloyd Easterling.

(Excerpt) Read more at presstelegram.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: aliens; borderfence; bordersecurity; immigrantlist; immigration; mexicoborder
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1 posted on 11/19/2008 12:36:48 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
We have the right to keep illegals out of the country. There is no entitlement to enter America!

"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

2 posted on 11/19/2008 12:38:35 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Ya-a—a-a-a-a-a-a-y! Whoopeeeeeeeeeeeeee!


3 posted on 11/19/2008 12:40:28 PM PST by RoadTest (By their fruits shall ye know them.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; pissant

Duncan Hunter already had the fence put up in his district, and it’s cut drug and human trafficking by more than half.


4 posted on 11/19/2008 12:41:46 PM PST by wastedyears (Every FReeper is on Obama's Black List. He will try to have us all "taken care of." Mark my words)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Make it a felony to intentionally damage the fence and prosecute. Oh, wait, that would be mean.....


5 posted on 11/19/2008 12:46:04 PM PST by brytlea (You can fool enough of the people enough of the time.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Rather than repairing the cut fence, it would be cheaper to shoot those coming through.


6 posted on 11/19/2008 12:47:47 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Obama is bringing in every crook and bumbler he can to assure consistency in his message.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Razor wire’s a good start. Now electrify it...


7 posted on 11/19/2008 12:50:42 PM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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To: ConservativeMind
There are many (including some here in FR) who don't believe in shooting trespassers.

I'm not one of them.

8 posted on 11/19/2008 12:56:23 PM PST by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

make another one parallel behind it. and put a trench in between.


9 posted on 11/19/2008 1:08:08 PM PST by rightwinggoth
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To: wolfcreek

Law enforcement does not shoot trespassers. The try to capture them and cite or arrest. If you can shoot trespassers where you live, have fun.


10 posted on 11/19/2008 1:15:20 PM PST by nufsed
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To: nufsed
In Texas, it not so much that people do shoot trespassers as it is the trespassers knowing they CAN be shot.

My Wife actually shot at some trespassers before and missed. The beauty of that act was the fact they NEVER came back.

11 posted on 11/19/2008 1:38:11 PM PST by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: wolfcreek

whatever


12 posted on 11/19/2008 1:39:50 PM PST by nufsed
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To: nufsed

Are you one of those folks who can’t grasp the idea of *NO* and *KEEP OUT*?


13 posted on 11/19/2008 1:47:35 PM PST by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: wolfcreek

No, I’m one of those people who knows that cops don’t shoot trespassers.


14 posted on 11/19/2008 1:53:06 PM PST by nufsed
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To: nufsed

whatever


15 posted on 11/19/2008 1:59:19 PM PST by wolfcreek (I see miles and miles of Texas....let's keep it that way.)
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To: rightwinggoth

make another one parallel behind it. and put a trench in between.

And fill the trench with alligators.


16 posted on 11/19/2008 2:03:27 PM PST by IM2MAD
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To: brytlea

It was funny to me that they thought it was a huge improvement for them to go from seconds to jump the fence to minutes to cut through it.

THEY’RE STILL COMING THOUGH!


17 posted on 11/19/2008 2:05:49 PM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: rightwinggoth
"make another one parallel behind it. and put a trench in between."

I was thinking more along the line of evenly spaced Claymore mines rigged with motion detectors. Problem solved!

18 posted on 11/19/2008 2:40:37 PM PST by Desron13 (If you constantly vote between the lesser of two evils then evil is your ultimate destination.)
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To: 1_Inch_Group; 2sheep; 2Trievers; 3AngelaD; 3pools; 3rdcanyon; 4Freedom; 4ourprogeny; 7.62 x 51mm; ..

ping


19 posted on 11/20/2008 6:34:03 AM PST by gubamyster
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

They need to install triple strand concertina at the base of the fence on our side. You’ll see crossings drop real quick!


20 posted on 11/20/2008 6:47:34 AM PST by ex 98C MI Dude (All of my hate cannot be found, I will not be drowned by your constant scheming)
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