Bush OKs 700-mile U.S.-Mexico fence (I have to say that this is pure folly, they don’t even know how much it is going to cost - show me the money)

“President Bush signed a bill Thursday authorizing 700 miles of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border, hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they’re tough on illegal immigration.

“Unfortunately the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and therefore illegal immigration has been on the rise,” Bush said at a signing ceremony.”

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