Comments on: Bush Signs Border Fence Bill

Authorizes 700 Miles Of New Fencing On U.S.-Mexico Border

[smallgov]

I'm not done - This fence is a boondoggle of the highest order - and with each of us holding over 250,000 of the national debt - we should be in the streets of DC stopping this pillage. You have been lied to, and you continue to be lied to unless you seek, recognize, and act on the truth when you see it. I am an ex-Republican, and am looking at forming a new political party called the "Party for Small Government". Anyone who wants to be involved in fixing this country - please let me know how we can start to change this before it's too late. A fence financed by the Chinese is not the answer...

[smallgov]

I'm from NY, and I watched the planes hit the WTC, so to all of those who live elsewhere and think we have reason to spend more billions (which by the way, we don't have) on "security" -please keep your fear in perspective. The only people who suffer from the delusion that a fence in the desert will do anything to stop poor people from coming across (as most of our grandparents did) for a fair chance at life - are the most devout believers of the Bush administration. You have been hoodwinked by this man and his cronies - I have travelled in high circles, and I know these are not honest people. They have taken one of their impressionable sons, and convinced him that we are in a fight against Islam. None of them are well traveled, and most of them are cultural illiterates. Barbara and George H.W. were married in the Church nearest to where I currently live, and her family is largely still in the area. These are elitist American royals, who sent their sons to Andover and Yale despite (especially in George W's case) a general lack of academic prowess. The fact that he developed a drawl has more to do with their inability to cure his nagging speech impediments, than with his upbringing (which was entirely in the Northeast - really)

[clestes-2009]

Waste of money, as usual per gw.

[nadeau4201]

ozilot Thanks but no thanks for the history lesson. It has nothing to do with what is going on now. Security is what matters. And yes I am well aware what was done to the Indians,mexicans,blacks,jews and whoever else was screwed over by my so called people hundreds of years ago that we are still being punished for today. Maybe if everyone was taught less about who did what to whom or how aweful people were towards each other then maybe everyone would stop harboring such negetive feeling they have for one another

[laurieleemoo]

no-we keep the red states and let the blues merge with Canada if they like

[laurieleemoo]

i say give them miami and let the cubans and mexicans FIGHT over it.

[meboard]

Give then all the red stats and we in the blue states can merge with Canada.

[meboard]

You would think that both Jebb and Big W would have this all figured out after being border Govs. Hmmm, seems odd that they don't have a plan? They usually plan out every little detail...

[shingles1]

Can we give them Colorado Springs while we're at it?

[xenalily]

Hey ozilot I say let's be nice and give them Florida too that way the whole Bush family can stay together. :)

[mjv2944]

ozilot

Its been a part of AMERICA since 1848!!! Do you think we should give it all back to Mexico?

[shingles1]

"The measure Mr. Bush put into law Thursday before heading for campaign stops in Iowa and Michigan offers no money for the fence project covering one-third of the 2,100-mile border."

Um, whatever your perspective on this particular issue may be: if the bill doesn't provide any funding for this fence, then what exactly is the point?

Politics, pure and simple.

[emhawks]

It has gotten to the point where I wonder what is the best thing to do about the illegal immigrant issue. I don't think building a fence is the answer. It's a huge waste of taxpayer money.
To bluestardad:
I agree completely with your post! The Bush adm. has shown by its' actions that they are capable of anything.
Alot of info. on the Internet about the following for those who are interested:
The Carlyle Group
Project for the New American Century(PNAC)
Bechtel
Halliburton
Brown & Root
The Saudi Binladen Group(SBG);also, read about the history/connection of the Bush family & the bin Laden family.
Scholars for 911 Truth
Read the books: "Crossing the Rubicon" by Michael C. Ruppert; "The Price of Loyalty" by Ron Suskind; "The One Percent Doctrine" by Ron Suskind; "House of Bush-House of Saud" by Craig Under; "Worse than Watergate" by John W. Dean.

[alphaa10-2009]

"Bush signs border fence bill." And just in time, too-- every backlash constituency Bush can appeal to is but more fuel for the Bush machine.

Bush pretends to speak to Hispanics, but when it comes to an election, he throws his funding behind electric fences, running for 700 miles between Mexico and the US.

Bush believes 12-foot barbed wire, electric fences make good neighbors. After all, it worked at Abu Graib and Guantanamo, why not here? If you want the position of Bush on immigration, there it is.

Yet, a dilemma remains for Bush-- how to retain his big-time industrial clientele at Tyson Foods, Halliburton, etc., who hire masses of illegals at subpar wages? Bush has a neat solution-- do not arrest and deport, but keep them on perpertual hold and use them as quasi-slaves, an economic sub-class, right here in the good old USA. But the GOP needs a better name than "slave" or "indentured servant", so these will be called "Guest Workers".

[xenalily]

Does it not alarm anyone that the bigger picture is the facade of Homeland Security and how many millions of tax dollars has been poured into extra security at airports, port inspections, deputy dogs to spy on people and listen in on phone conversations, etc, etc, when all anyone who wants to drop a dirty bomb or do any other terrorist act can simply go to Mexico and then jump a fence? Honestly- reframe this so that it doesn't involve the illegal aliens taking just jobs- reframe this so it involves terrorists and the (false) sense of security against homeland attacks that the Bush administration would like us to believe in.

[laurieleemoo]

the fence they are building is double and with sensors in between so that when they jump over the 1st one, a sensor goes off, alerts the authoriites and by the time they try to get over the second fence they will be caught by the border control driving in between the two fences.
So, it may be productive in stopping a lot of these people. Hopefully!

[jn122736]

These "illegal imigerants" are not just running back and forth across the border the come to stay and they will find a way to get here. corporations (including Big farmers) will help them.
No fence will stop that

[laurieleemoo]

Further, I read about a hospital in California who happens to be overflowing with illegal patients who don't pay their hospital bills and have never paid taxes. The hospital I heard will have to close down because they say they can not get reimbursed by the federal gov't and can no longer cover these costs themselves. So not only is that hospital right now probably having to give less than satisfactory service to the LEGAL AMERICANS----THE LEGAL AMERICANS will no longer have the hospital at all because of all the ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS! I say we embrace the spanish community, but not on THEIR terms, but OUR TERMS. Who the hell are they to tell us how WE should run our country. WHO THE HELL ARE THEY TO GET OUT AND PROTEST ON OUR SOIL---WHEN THEY ARE HERE ILLEGALLY!!!

[laurieleemoo]

why the heck should we allow criminals not paying taxes---to have a free ride in this country and BUTT in line ahead of all the people who come into this country legally. WHY THE HELL SHOULD WE REWARD BAD BEHAVIOR AND CRIMINALS!
They should be arrested for illegally being here and also TAX INVASION!!!

[laurieleemoo]

i hate to tell you people but i am in a position to see corporate payroll returns and these illegals are getting the higher paying jobs now---not these minimum wage jobs---they are doing construction and landscape jobs while they all claim 5 or more dependents so they don't have to pay federal w/h (the biggest portion of payroll taxes). Is real easy to spot the illegals when you look at a corporate payroll tax return you will see al the american names having federal w/h taken out while the spanish names have zero federal w/h taken out----that would definitely be a red flag and should be to the IRS with these companies hiring illegals using false documents. If I were the gov't i would look at all these returns and ask double check the documents on all individuals not having federal w/h taken out of their checks. Normally no one in their right mind would not have withholding taken out of their pay and only to have to pay it all at the end of the year. No, these people could care less 'cause they don't file a 1040 return at the end of the year!!!!