Complete The Fence NOW!
Posted on March 20, 2008
Senator Jim DeMint has sent out an alert about his latest venture and it’s one I support whole heartedly.
Dear Americans,
I think we can all agree that something must be done to address the illegal immigration crisis facing the nation. I strongly believe the first step in this process must be to secure our borders. Last week, I introduced the “Border Fence Completion Deadline Act of 2008″. This bill will require the government to complete all 700 miles of previously approved fencing by 2010, and also requires the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report to Congress by June 2009 on fence construction progress and how it plans to complete the full fence by the 2010 deadline.
Unfortunately, some members of the Senate want to use the fence as leverage for their own radical amnesty agenda. But we can not afford to wait on a distant comprise while our borders go unsecured. We must take action now.
I’m writing you today to announce the launch of a new grassroots website called Completethefencenow.com
When you visit the website you will be able to watch a brief video detailing several major reasons we need to build a fence. The website also provides you with a well researched fact sheet concerning the border fence so that you can write a letter to the editor, blog, or tell your friends and family about the reasons we need to complete the fence now.
Immigration reform is a complex policy involving many sensitive issues. The debate on illegal immigration will be won or loss in the hearts and minds of the American people. That’s why I need you to help share this information with others. Please take the time to visit Completethefencenow.com , and learn about the border fence and why it is critical to our security and quality of life in our country.
Sincerely,
Senator Jim DeMint.
P.S. We have a long fight ahead of us. I will continue to lead the charge for conservative reforms, but I need your help. Please consider making a contribution to my campaign by clicking here.
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This is nothing more than the basest politics. Senator DeMint sees the immigrant boogeyman as a national security issue that avoids the mention of Iraq, and that he can ride to reelection. The call for campaign contributions for his reelection bid is particularly telling. If you visit the “grassroots†website that DeMint promotes and scroll to the bottom of the page, you will see that it is paid for by DeMint’s reelection campaign.
If DeMint would go to the trouble of reading the Congressional Research Service’s report “Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border,†updated June 5, 2007, he would see that they found that the San Diego wall had “no discernible impact†on the number of undocumented immigrants who enter the US. If he bothered to listed to the Border Patrol he would learn that border walls only slow a crosser down by 5 minutes. The Border Patrol is having its greatest success in reducing the flow of immigrants in places where there have never been walls. According to Border Patrol statictics in the Rio Grande Valley sector crossings were down by 34% in fiscal 2007; in the Del Rio sector they were down by 46%. Neither Texas sector has ever had a wall. In contrast, San Diego, which has parallel walls, saw a 7% increase in crossings.
DeMint should take a stab at actually representing the interests of the American people, instead of inventing absurd labels like “radical amnesty agenda.†It is utterly meaningless, but like building walls on the border it sounds good. We need leadership on this issue, not sound bites.