Chertoff announces alternative to border fence in Hidalgo

Associated Press ^ | 020908 | Associated Press

[TADSLOS]

CALM DOWN, mah FRiends...

[dark_lord]

...modify levees along the Rio Grande with an 18-foot sheer face on the river side...

Actually, this doesn't seem too bad. An 18 foot sheer face is a nice fence. I don't think too many people would bitch if we built an 18 foot high concrete wall. Of course, that assumes the water level in the river doesn't rise, so of course that 18 foot sheer rise would have to be above the HIGH WATER MARK!. In which case, most of the time the rise would be much greater than 18 feet. And...if that was the approach, they should just do this down the entire length of the Rio Grande -- a levee on the American side with a sheer face, 18 feet above the high water mark (flood stage.)

That would make one heck of a fence indeed.

[norton]

"Residents and elected leaders throughout the Rio Grande Valley had bristled at the idea of a border fence, fearing both the loss of private land and the message it would send to their sister communities in Mexico.

That was the idea moron!

But have no fear, we've had a primary decision, any further effort toward security would be wasted, you (and they) are home free.

[puppypusher]

Too Hell with a levee and border wall.I want and the country needs a multi-layered fence system.Something like the Israeli’s are using to keep the Palestinian Hordes from entering their country.

If its good enough for Israel it should be good enough for the U.S.

I don’t give a damned whether the Mexicans take offense at the construction of the Fence.If they did their job keeping their people at home we Americans would’nt need to build it.

[pissant]

How surprising

[org.whodat]

Posted:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1967393/posts?page=10

This is nothing more than building a lake for some private land owner. Stealing government money is easy, just watch

[org.whodat]

LOL, do you know how to use mapquest?

[HardStarboard]

Well, I wasn't jesting - but I just saw something about a big-eight (or some such) meeting in Edinburgh Scotland the other day so I jumped to conclusions.

Thanks for setting me straight - but it doesn't reverse my disapproval of Chertoff....he has been anything but inspiring or effective as Homeland Security Director.

[kittymyrib]

The present levees are 15 feet high. Chertoff has decided to add 36” to their height in an absolutely ridiculous attempt to pretend that this worthless President and his GOP lackeys in Congress have done something about border security. It’s a sure bet that those extra 3 feet won’t even be noticed by the drug smugglers and coyotes, but it will manage to cost the US taxpayers many millions of dollars.
Is it any wonder that conservatives will stay home from the polls in November, after the many times we have been lied to by this bunch of scam artists?

[dennisw]

Residents and elected leaders throughout the Rio Grande Valley had bristled at the idea of a border fence, fearing both the loss of private land and the message it would send to their sister communities in Mexico.

To hell with those so called sister cities. Are these people loyal Americans or are they bound up in some loyalties to the Mexican people and Mexico? These idiots should kiss the ground every day and thank God they live in America instead of Mexico and cut out their bs games

[AuntB]

I didn’t read the article. I don’t want to know. I’ve had a pretty good day, about 2 inches of the foot of snow left melted, and don’t want to ruin it. Doesn’t take a lot to make me happy! lol

[zeugma]

But most significant is that the border wall-levee system will stay along the river's edge. Earlier plans had the fence winding through towns like Granjeno as far as two miles inland from the Rio Grande, cutting off huge swaths of property into a no-man's land between the fence and the river. The fence also would have cut off water access to farmers and ranchers in the area.

Funny that FedGov and the state of Texas have no problem with building a highway to through Texas that will be a hundred  plus yards wide, but for some reason, when the people demand a little border control they come up with all kinds of ways to make sure it doesn't happen.

What the hell is the deal with this two-mile inland crap for the fence? The only reason they are doing that is to guarantee opposition and make sure it won't happen.

[zeugma]

Agreed. But, how do we fix it?

With guns. 

[PubliusMM]

That’s another plan I can get behind. My arsenal hasn’t been fully exercised for several months, but I did restock the ammo, and picked up another 24 30-round mags for the AR. One might be inclined to say...

Lock and Load

[newzjunkey]

Link to Google maps of Hidalgo, TX