Senate Approves 370 Mile Triple-Layer Fense

[kpete]

May 17, 2006 12:02 pm US/Pacific

Senate Approves 370 Mile Triple-Layer Border Fence
(AP) WASHINGTON The Senate voted to build 370 miles of triple-layered fencing along the Mexican border Wednesday and clashed over citizenship for millions of men and women who live in the United States illegally.

Amid increasingly emotional debate over election-year immigration legislation, senators voted 83-16 to add fencing and 500 miles of vehicle barriers along the southern border. It marked the first significant victory in two days for conservatives seeking to place their stamp on the contentious measure.

The prospects were less favorable for their attempt to strip out portions of the legislation that could allow citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants and create new guest worker programs.

The Senate acted in a volatile political environment, as the White House struggled for a second day to ease the concerns of House Republicans who contend that President Bush favors amnesty for illegal immigrants.

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[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Umm.. Isn't the border longer than 370 miles?

[Rainscents]

4. I thought it was more like... 3000 miles.

Maybe they forgot to add another 0. :sarcasm:

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. Maybe the wall will be 370 miles thick??

[Rainscents]

15. LOL...

:P :toast:

[bullimiami]

5. yup 1951 miles.

[beingthere]

2. Shame on the fools . n/t

[Ganja Ninja]

3. So how many billion per mile are they paying Halliburton? n/t

[Mandate My Ass]

8. GMTA

That was my first thought. A boondoggle that won't accomplish anything but fatten corporate wallets at the expense of the taxpayer and make the RW racists think gov't gives a damn about their concerns.

[peekaloo]

6. To cut costs will they use duct tape and fly paper?

[C_U_L8R]

7. It's the photo-op fence

it's not supposed to actually work
besides it's not a huge detour to
just go around it.


Geez the reichwings are simpletons

[Jacobin]

11. Yup. After November, they'll 'forget' to fund it

Its all smoke and mirrors

[Hubert Flottz]

10. The more things change the more they stay the same.

Jeff and friends are looking at tomorrow. Fences can keep people in as well as out...

http://www.foto-doku.de/img84.htm

[The_Casual_Observer]

12. Another waste of money. It will take them 20 years to build

that thing. I'll bet it costs us 200 billion dollars. Quite a few fortunes will be made in the process.

It won't keep anybody out.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

13. "The Great Fence of America"? At least the Chinese used bricks.

[OneBlueSky]

14. wonder if Halliburton will get the contract . . .

after all, they've recently gained a lot of fence building experience with their concentration camp project . . .

[Robbien]

16. Is this just a provision added to the immigration bill?

Is this to try and get the rabid rightwingers vote on the immigration bill or is it a seperate bill?

[arwalden]

17. What?! NO LANDMINES??? --- Pussies!

:shrug: