The gift that keeps on giving
A few weeks ago I mentioned the immense amount of money being spent on the border fence, and the many laws being circumvented to build it. But, of course, the end result will make us all better off, right? According to the Department of Homeland Security, the answer is no if you happen to live on the border:
The U.S.-Mexico border fence will make life harder on some South Texas farmers, damage valuable wildlife habitat, impair views and generally become an obstacle to border life, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged in an environmental study of the fence's impact.
I love the smell of steel and barbed wire in the morning. It smells like victory.
1 comments:
As you posed the question, the answer is "no" no matter where you live. The Congressional Research Service found that the original border wall built near San Diego had "no significant impact" on immigration. In fact, in 2007 Border Patrol apprehension statistics showed a 7% increase in crossings in the heavily walled and fortified San Diego sector. In the same year unwalled Del Rio saw a 46% decrease in crossing, and the unwalled Texas Rio Grande Valley saw a 34% dcrease, bringing their apprehensions to a 15 year low. The border wall is utterly useless when it comes to keeping us safe.
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