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House rejects security fence at the border

The Business Journal of Phoenix - 3:55 PM MST Friday, June 15, 2007
by Mike Sunnucks
The Business Journal


The U.S. House of Representatives shot down a proposal Friday by U.S. Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz, that would have built an 854-mile, double layered security fences along the Mexican border.
Franks noted that only 13 miles of a Mexican border fence approved last year have been built and that the fencing is needed to improve border security.
"With over 4,000 people crossing our southern border illegally every day, our border remains one of our country's most critical national security vulnerabilities. In order to carry out an act of terrorism, a militant Islamist simply needs a porous border and a dangerous weapon," said Franks in a statement.
Franks represents Glendale, Peoria, Sun City and Kingman.
The fence plan failed by 272 to 149 votes. Most Democrats (including Arizona congressional members Harry Mitchell, Gabrielle Giffords , Ed Pastor and Raul Grijalva) voted against the border fence plan.
Most Republicans (including Franks and fellow Arizona Reps. Rick Renzi and John Shadegg) voted for the comprehensive fence plan.
Mesa GOP Congressman Jeff Flake crossed party lines and vote against the border fence bill.
The House did approve an overall homeland and border security appropriations bill Friday. Mitchell said he backed that bill because it allocates federal money to hire more Border Patrol Agents and resources to deport violent illegal immigrant criminals.
"Deporting those illegal immigrants who have committed violent crimes is absolutely imperative to keeping our communities safe," Mitchell said in a statement. Mitchell represents Tempe and Scottsdale.
The state's four Democratic representatives and Renzi voted for the final bill. Flake, Franks and Shadegg opposed.
The votes could be a precursor to a big political fight over immigration reforms, a guest worker program and how to deal with the 12 million illegal immigrants already in the U.S.
 

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I'm sure the lefties will just blame W, and the flock will follow.
 

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With over 4,000 people crossing our southern border illegally
every day...

Sounds like you guys are taking the war on terrah really seriously
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Sounds like you guys are taking the war on terrah really seriously
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well, the 9/11 terrorists did not come into the country over the Mexican border.

It's more important to acquire intelligence about them, kill them, arrest them, chase them, freeze their assets, make it hard for them to organize, manage,plan & communicate.

You see eek, without all of the above, the fucking Maginot Line ain't going to stop terrorism.

You Euroweenies don't learn from your mistakes, do you? :thumbsup:


Did I spell Euroweenies right?
 

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well, the 9/11 terrorists did not come into the country over the Mexican border.

This is good logic wullie.

Since the terrorists had never hijacked any domestic flights in America before 9/11, there wasn't any point in having any credible airline security.

Sounds like a good plan.

You could call it the Clinton security protocol.
 

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...or the Able Danger border security initiative.
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:banger:
 

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This is good logic wullie.

Since the terrorists had never hijacked any domestic flights in America before 9/11, there wasn't any point in having any credible airline security.

Sounds like a good plan.

You could call it the Clinton security protocol.

luv the way you just ignore the rest of my post describing what is more important with regards to "terrah".

Your looney leftie leaders are all very proud of your style of substance value system.
 

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well, the 9/11 terrorists did not come into the country over the Mexican border.

It's more important to acquire intelligence about them, kill them, arrest them, chase them, freeze their assets, make it hard for them to organize, manage,plan & communicate.

You see eek, without all of the above, the fucking Maginot Line ain't going to stop terrorism.

You Euroweenies don't learn from your mistakes, do you? :thumbsup:


Did I spell Euroweenies right?

Does that mean you don't have a problem with the Congress voting against the fence?

Doesn't this open border give another way for our enemies to enter the country relatively freely?
 

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I'm sure the lefties will just blame W, and the flock will follow.

In this case, it's the other way around ... the righties will blame Bush and the flock will follow.

The BEST thing I heard about these debates is that the Libruls opposed a plan that would deport any immigrant convicted of a felony ...
 

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Does that mean you don't have a problem with the Congress voting against the fence?

Doesn't this open border give another way for our enemies to enter the country relatively freely?


doesn't mean that at all.

the post I responded to suggested/stated this vote is an indication that we're not taking the war on "terrah" seriously. I merely pointed out that this is not the most important battle is such war. The wall itself is about immigration first.
 

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