Re-classify the wall as an art project, get Christo to design the damn thing and see how quickly the left gets on board. If it happens to also keep illegals from crossing into the US, and it will, fine.

We might have to get used to it being hot pink, but does that matter?

After all the white house has a Berlin Wall around it.

/S

“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…….

A while back I remember concern about a “Pocket Veto”.
I thought the time remaining to sign the bill before the “Pocket Veto” occurred had already passed.

Is this the same bill, or a different one?

Danno, you have totally brought your A-game to this discussion. Good job.

thirteen28 on October 26, 2006 at 2:22 PM

Thank you, thirteen28.

This issue I have watched closely as I personally experience the results of building contractors hiring ILLEGALs. Democrats can push an increased minimum wage all they want, but as long as ILLEGALs are willing to work for slave wages many hard working American citizens lose their chance to make a living wage. These criminals don’t show any desire to become Americans. I have met very few with any basic understanding of our language, and I am damn sure that is because they believe we are below them socially.

I voted for, and try to support President Bush, but in this case he is dead wrong. We need to secure the borders as that is tantamount to winning the WOT, remove the jobs that ILLEGALS crave by punishing their employers, allow the ILLEGALs to go home, then kick out the few left here. I understand why a few republicans see those criminals as being the salvation of Social Security, but what we have is politicians looking for the quick fix to the disaster created when their predecessors put SS into the budget. We need to tell them that 2 wrongs will not add up to a right, and we need to do so often.

Only because republicans in the House refused to cave in do we have this border wall bill, and that could have easily been the cursed Immigration Reform [AMNESTY] Bill that got signed into law. We owe a debt of gratitude to those congress people for doing what is right under strenuous circumstances, and I am putting out my best effort to get my guy re-elected by being a volunteer. IMHO, you too should make an effort by getting out to vote, and perhaps bring a few of your friends along for the ride.

“That guy needs a good old fashioned ass whoopin”

I think it applies in this case.

President Bush signs the Secure Fence Act of 2006 in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Oct. 26, 2006. Standing, from left are, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Ralph Basham, U.S. Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar, Rep…

I know, the Pres. signed something on the border…bla, bla, bla…

In line with the topic of legal and illegal immigration…in California’s 47th district Tan Nguyen (R), a Vietnamese immigrant, is running against Loretta Sanchez (D), who changed her married name of (Bixley or similar) to Sanchez, to sound more Latino for her first run for Congress.

Recently his office (investigation on-going) sent a letter to 14,000 people with Latino last names, telling them that if they are immigrants, especially not naturalized yet, they can’t vote. The translation to the words ‘immigrante’ vs. another similar word are also in dispute.

In any event, our illustrious Secretary of State, Bruce McPherson, to correct the offense, instead of sending out a letter, in English, to all the naturalized Latino citizens, sent out a letter with logos from NCLR (National Council of La Raza) and MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), on the same letter with the glorious Calif. seal on the top of the page.

The letter was sent out in English and in Spanish. Why? If someone can vote, they definitely have been here for a while and should and do know english.

No where did he mention that illegal aliens can not vote, which was the primary gist of the Nguyen letter. Why did the secretary not make that plain and clear?

Because, we’re past the phase in Calif. where you’re called a racist if you’re for legal immigration and borders.

Now, you’re a racist if you’re for legal immigrant being the only ones who can vote, that’s why.

We’re evolving toward La Raza, rapidly, beginning with Sacramento, officially, with seals and logos, et all

One thing as Republicans we can demand, is the funding of enforcement candidates like Randy Graf. Who has is a great candidate and who has been completely abandoned by the RNC in favor of the Demo, a ‘comprehensive’ supporter.

The signing of this bill did, in fact, advance the ball. But I hope we don’t look back on Nov 8th only to realize it was Fourth-and-Nine and we only gained a yard and now the ball is in someone elses possession.

From a political perspective, no doubt an opportunity was missed that I argue would’ve given conservatives a stronger hand going into this election against their opponents.

Republican leaders assured them the Homeland Security Department [i.e. Chertoff!] would have flexibility to choose other options instead of fencing, if needed.

Machine guns nests and mine fields come to mind…

But, still better than none.

As long as we don’t get silly and use it for political Russian roulette, claiming that because it isn’t the best, it’s therefore the worst.

Remember, the Democratic counter-answer is: shuttle busses.

President Bush signed a bill allowing for 700 miles of fencing at the US-Mexico border: WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a……