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Old Oct 26th 2006, 3:32 pm
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/....ap/index.html

President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration.

"Unfortunately the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and therefore illegal immigration has been on the rise," Bush said at a signing ceremony.

"We have a responsibility to enforce our laws," he said. "We have a responsibility to secure our borders. We take this responsibility serious.

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Old Oct 26th 2006, 3:39 pm
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But no one has authorised any money for it. It is a shameless piece of political doublethink.
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Old Oct 26th 2006, 3:45 pm
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No need for a fence just prosecute the employers of illegal aliens.
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Old Oct 26th 2006, 3:49 pm
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http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/....ap/index.html

President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration.

"Unfortunately the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and therefore illegal immigration has been on the rise," Bush said at a signing ceremony.

"We have a responsibility to enforce our laws," he said. "We have a responsibility to secure our borders. We take this responsibility serious
We can read normal size print .......
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No need for a fence just prosecute the employers of illegal aliens.

Precisely!
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Old Oct 26th 2006, 4:13 pm
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We can read normal size print .......

not after 7pm tho ray...
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Old Oct 26th 2006, 4:33 pm
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Originally Posted by vegas
No need for a fence just prosecute the employers of illegal aliens.
but that would make sense...and raise the cost of oranges
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I wonder who they will use for the labor too build it ....
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Carlos Mencia did a very funny routine on who would build it, along the lines of get the Illegal Mexicans to build it, say how good it looks from the US side then ask them to go see how it looks from the Mexican side
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Old Oct 27th 2006, 4:52 am
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Default Re: Bush OKs 700-mile U.S.-Mexico fence

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But no one has authorised any money for it. It is a shameless piece of political doublethink.
And presumably even less money to maintain it once it's built.
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Default Re: Bush OKs 700-mile U.S.-Mexico fence

Originally Posted by AdobePinon
And presumably even less money to maintain it once it's built.
Or patrol it.

Quite funny if it was not so pathetic.

And Politicians wonder why people have such a low opinion of them?
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Old Oct 27th 2006, 1:39 pm
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Default Re: Bush OKs 700-mile U.S.-Mexico fence

Originally Posted by Boiler
Or patrol it.

Quite funny if it was not so pathetic.

And Politicians wonder why people have such a low opinion of them?
But thats the issue. There are large blocks of people out there who see this on the news and think "good, they are doing something about it" without stopping to think about how it will be implemented.
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Old Oct 27th 2006, 2:23 pm
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Default Re: Bush OKs 700-mile U.S.-Mexico fence

Originally Posted by dan_alford
But thats the issue. There are large blocks of people out there who see this on the news and think "good, they are doing something about it" without stopping to think about how it will be implemented.
Not so sure.

Every news item I have seen has also covered the aother aspects.

You can fool etc etc
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Old Oct 27th 2006, 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Boiler
Not so sure.

Every news item I have seen has also covered the aother aspects.

You can fool etc etc
Yeah but what does faux news say about it? They probably want them to build a fence along the Canadian border too.
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Old Oct 27th 2006, 2:33 pm
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Default Re: Bush OKs 700-mile U.S.-Mexico fence

Originally Posted by dan_alford
Yeah but what does faux news say about it? They probably want them to build a fence along the Canadian border too.
Daly Show - repeats this week.

Right wing radio and Fox News - they have covered this big time.
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