I can live with this.Either way, you have no choice...now. If the Rats take charge in one house or the White House this year or two years from now, it will only get worse. If instead of throwing out the baby with the bathwater, we boot a few more RINO's and strengthen our hand, we may see some improvement.
BTW, I'm not a Bushbot and am very much for a 100% PHYSICAL border. I don't see it happening soon and carping about it isn't going to change anything. I'm lucky though; I have a very conservative representative who has introduced legislation to physically secure the border and catch and detain/boot illegals then work on the other issues. Some of this might sound familar as of this evening.
A review of H.R. 4312 (re-introduced by Rep. Pearce on 3/30 as H.R. 5067):
As the only member of the Homeland Security Committee who represents a congressional district on the Mexican border, Rep. Pearce and his staff played a leading role in the development of H.R. 4312, which redesigned the federal government’s approach to border security.
Language Congressman Pearce successfully urged the Committee to incorporate in the original text of H.R. 4312:
- Specifying that the physical infrastructure enhancements the Secretary is required to make in order to achieve operational control of the borer must include additional checkpoints, all weather access roads along the border and additional barriers along the border.
- Clearly defining the goal of operational control to mean the prevention of any entry into the United States of terrorists, unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics and other contraband.
- Requiring an assessment of additional detention facilities and bed space needed to detain unlawful aliens apprehended in accordance with increased border security (Within the National Strategy for Border Security the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security must currently provide to Congress).
- Requiring the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop accountability and performance metrics within Border Patrol and other agencies within the Department as a part of the National Strategy for Border Security.
- Requiring that State, local and tribal authorities along the international border be consulted in developing the National Strategy for Border Security.
- Requiring the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and implement a plan to ensure clear and secure two way communication between Border Patrol and residents in remote areas along the international border.
- Requiring the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to use all possible options to increase detention capacities, including temporary detention structures and the use of State and local correctional facilities.
- Requiring the Secretary the Department of Homeland Security to recommend for more cost effectively repatriating illegal immigrants.
Amendments offered by Congressman Pearce and passed by the Committee
- Language ensuring that Congress will promptly provide legislation authorizing necessary security measures outlined in the Secretary’s National Strategy for Border Security.
- Language allowing the Secretary of Homeland Security to reimburse residents along the border for costs associated with repairing damages to their private fences constructed on the Government right-of-way (this provision was specifically requested by Congressman Pearce’s constituents on the border).