They Still Don't Get It

Source: azcentral

Border fence won't happen, GOP lawmaker says

I believe I called this one...

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican and key liaison to the White House on immigration, said Tuesday that 700 miles of fencing approved by Congress will probably not be built because of a lack of money and other practical considerations.

"It's one thing to authorize. It's another thing to actually appropriate the money and do it," he told reporters.

Cornyn predicted that some fencing would be built as part of a comprehensive strategy that includes more Border Patrol agents, more technology, more detention facilities and various physical barriers.

"There's different kinds of fencing ... there's the old fence post and barbed wire, and then there's the virtual fence which is a combination of physical barriers, people, and technology and I think, in the end, that will probably be how this is addressed," he said.

Cornyn added that 700 miles of fencing would not solve the problem of illegal immigration because it would still leave about 1,300 miles of unfenced border.

"I'm not sure that's the most practical use of that money," he said.

In many border areas, the federal government would have to figure out how to compensate land owners for the property used for the fence, which raises a lot of practical questions, he said.

In addition, residents in the Rio Grande Valley, El Paso and South Texas are concerned that a fence could harm legal trade and commerce back and forth across the border, which is key to jobs and the economy in those areas, he said.

Cornyn defended the Senate vote for the fencing, saying that it was an important symbolic gesture to show that Congress is serious about protecting the border.

I never bought for a second that this administration had given up it's insane dream of turning this country into "Mexico Del Norte." I think this seals the deal.

Oh, and talk about a bold faced election year lie?

H/T Lonewacko

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