The Border Fence — The Full Story — Part I
Our meeting Monday, Jan 21, was a good example of the in-depth look at issues that Citizen Reform is all about. Thanks to those who could come.
The Border Fence: the Full Story
We started out with the “red meat” headline: "Hutchison Amendment to Omnibus Spending Bill guts double-layer fence." However, this raised many questions:
- To “gut” something, means there had to be something there of substance to begin with. Was the 2006 Secure Border Act (what was allegedly “gutted”) an “iron-clad” border security piece of legislation?
No. The Secure Border Act was passed in desperation by Republicans near the election of November, 2006, knowing they were in deep trouble with the electorate. The total of 854 miles comes from adding the distances of 5 specific stretches of fence that the Act stipulates.However, on the same day the Secure Border Act was passed, a second bill was passed Read More…
