HispanicTips » border fence http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 U.S. officials wrong in celebrating fall of the Berlin Wall as work continues on our own border wall http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/u-s-officials-wrong-in-celebrating-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-as-work-continues-on-our-own-border-wall/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/10/u-s-officials-wrong-in-celebrating-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-as-work-continues-on-our-own-border-wall/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:25:43 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=66601 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=66601 0 Lawmakers Scrap Plan for 300 More Miles of Fencing on Mexican Border http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/lawmakers-scrap-plan-for-300-more-miles-of-fencing-on-mexican-border/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/10/14/lawmakers-scrap-plan-for-300-more-miles-of-fencing-on-mexican-border/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:35:35 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=64464 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=64464 0 Billions for a US-Mexico border fence, but is it doing any good? The cost for adding 600 miles of new barriers is $2.4 billion so far. The new fencing has been breached more than 3,000 times, a government report finds. – also says $6.5 billion will be needed to maintain the new fencing over the next 20 years http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/21/billions-for-a-us-mexico-border-fence-but-is-it-doing-any-good-the-cost-for-adding-600-miles-of-new-barriers-is-2-4-billion-so-far-the-new-fencing-has-been-breached-more-than-3000-times-a-govern/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/21/billions-for-a-us-mexico-border-fence-but-is-it-doing-any-good-the-cost-for-adding-600-miles-of-new-barriers-is-2-4-billion-so-far-the-new-fencing-has-been-breached-more-than-3000-times-a-govern/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:01:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=61741 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=61741 0 A vacation trip through Tijuana affords the opportunity to pass along some lessons about the fence that divides the U.S. and Mexico. But the teacher becomes the student. – Hector Tobar http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/03/a-vacation-trip-through-tijuana-affords-the-opportunity-to-pass-along-some-lessons-about-the-fence-that-divides-the-us-and-mexico-but-the-teacher-becomes-the-student-hector-tobar/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/09/03/a-vacation-trip-through-tijuana-affords-the-opportunity-to-pass-along-some-lessons-about-the-fence-that-divides-the-us-and-mexico-but-the-teacher-becomes-the-student-hector-tobar/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:14:55 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=60147 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=60147 0 Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/26/police-in-the-mexican-border-city-of-tijuana-say-they-have-arrested-six-men-for-stealing-pieces-of-the-us-border-fence-to-sell-as-scrap-metal/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/26/police-in-the-mexican-border-city-of-tijuana-say-they-have-arrested-six-men-for-stealing-pieces-of-the-us-border-fence-to-sell-as-scrap-metal/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:27:43 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/08/26/police-in-the-mexican-border-city-of-tijuana-say-they-have-arrested-six-men-for-stealing-pieces-of-the-us-border-fence-to-sell-as-scrap-metal/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=59424 0 Obama’s Border Fence The U.S. – Mexico border fence—are private contractors making billions on a project that won’t even work? – (a must watch video – see it here) http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/07/09/obamas-border-fence-the-us-mexico-border-fence%e2%80%94are-private-contractors-making-billions-on-a-project-that-wont-even-work-watch-video-here/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/07/09/obamas-border-fence-the-us-mexico-border-fence%e2%80%94are-private-contractors-making-billions-on-a-project-that-wont-even-work-watch-video-here/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:20:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=56189 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=56189 0 The controversial U.S.-Mexico border fence could be finished in the El Paso region in about two weeks as construction nears its national goal, officials said. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/01/28/the-controversial-us-mexico-border-fence-could-be-finished-in-the-el-paso-region-in-about-two-weeks-as-construction-nears-its-national-goal-officials-said/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/01/28/the-controversial-us-mexico-border-fence-could-be-finished-in-the-el-paso-region-in-about-two-weeks-as-construction-nears-its-national-goal-officials-said/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:07:36 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/01/28/the-controversial-us-mexico-border-fence-could-be-finished-in-the-el-paso-region-in-about-two-weeks-as-construction-nears-its-national-goal-officials-said/ HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=50018 0 Opponents of the Border Fence Look to Obama http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/01/26/opponents-of-the-border-fence-look-to-obama/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/01/26/opponents-of-the-border-fence-look-to-obama/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:30:51 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=49894 HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=49894 0 Tensions rise with U.S.-Mexican border fence – As construction crews have moved into El Paso, a working-class, largely Hispanic city of 600,000 in Texas’ western corner, emotions have intensified. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/29/tensions-rise-with-us-mexican-border-fence-as-construction-crews-have-moved-into-el-paso-a-working-class-largely-hispanic-city-of-600000-in-texas-western-corner-emotions-have-intensified/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/29/tensions-rise-with-us-mexican-border-fence-as-construction-crews-have-moved-into-el-paso-a-working-class-largely-hispanic-city-of-600000-in-texas-western-corner-emotions-have-intensified/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:00:28 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=49487 HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=49487 0 Border Fence Project Surpasses 500-Mile Mark Pedestrian, Vehicle Fence Installed Along the Border in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas + Fact Sheet http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/23/border-fence-project-surpasses-500-mile-mark-pedestrian-vehicle-fence-installed-along-the-border-in-california-arizona-new-mexico-and-texas-fact-sheet/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/23/border-fence-project-surpasses-500-mile-mark-pedestrian-vehicle-fence-installed-along-the-border-in-california-arizona-new-mexico-and-texas-fact-sheet/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:35:44 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=49342 "The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced today that fence construction along the southern border has surpassed the 500-mile mark.

As the result of a comprehensive operational analysis, the U.S. Border Patrol determined the need for tactical infrastructure – including fencing, patrol roads, and lighting – at locations along the U.S.-Mexico border in order to impede illegal cross-border activity. CBP has worked diligently to meet the Congressional mandate and the department’s goal to build roughly 670 miles of fencing.

CBP’s Secure Border Initiative (SBI) Program Management Office (PMO) oversees the deployment of technology and tactical infrastructure construction at the border, which was authorized by the Secure Fence Act of 2006. The SBI program was established by the department in early 2007 to carry out the Congressional mandate. SBI program efforts remain focused on infrastructure, the development and deployment of surveillance technology on both the southern and northern borders, and the funding of carrizo cane eradication research in Laredo, Texas.

Fence Facts as of December 12, 2008
Total Miles of Completed Pedestrian Fence: 278

* California – 91.3 miles
* Arizona – 127.8 miles
* New Mexico – 14.2 miles
* Texas – 44.6 miles

Total Miles of Completed Vehicle Fence: 248

* California – 19.8 miles
* Arizona – 151.6 miles
* New Mexico – 76.2 miles
* Texas – 0.04 miles

SBI bases infrastructure projects on the recommendations of Border Patrol leadership and frontline agents informed by decades of experience on the geographically diverse southwest border. Since May 2007, CBP has conducted extensive discussions with state and local stakeholders, including landowners, about fence placement. As part of these outreach efforts, CBP has contacted more than 600 landowners, residents, and officials through town hall meetings, community open houses, and a door-to-door campaign to ensure that the local perspective was heard.

Securing our nation’s borders requires a combination of tactical infrastructure, technology, and personnel. In addition to efforts to build physical barriers, CBP has deployed an unprecedented number of unmanned aerial vehicles, cameras, sensors, radar, and infrared equipment and has exceeded the goal of hiring and deploying more than 18,000 Border Patrol agents.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws." HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=49342 0 The U.S. government has completed 500 miles of fencing along the border with Mexico, which is just 170 miles short of its goal. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/18/the-us-government-has-completed-500-miles-of-fencing-along-the-border-with-mexico-which-is-just-170-miles-short-of-its-goal/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/12/18/the-us-government-has-completed-500-miles-of-fencing-along-the-border-with-mexico-which-is-just-170-miles-short-of-its-goal/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:34:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=49001 HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=47604 0 Leaders from Texas-Mexico border communities asked state legislators Thursday to help them take a stand against a federal border fence that they say harms business, culture and wildlife habitat. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/11/17/leaders-from-texas-mexico-border-communities-asked-state-legislators-thursday-to-help-them-take-a-stand-against-a-federal-border-fence-that-they-say-harms-business-culture-and-wildlife-habitat/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/11/17/leaders-from-texas-mexico-border-communities-asked-state-legislators-thursday-to-help-them-take-a-stand-against-a-federal-border-fence-that-they-say-harms-business-culture-and-wildlife-habitat/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:50:43 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/11/17/leaders-from-texas-mexico-border-communities-asked-state-legislators-thursday-to-help-them-take-a-stand-against-a-federal-border-fence-that-they-say-harms-business-culture-and-wildlife-habitat/ HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=45011 0 The Bush administration needs an extra $400 million to complete its fence along the country’s southwestern border, and government investigators say that may not even be enough to finish construction by the end of this year. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/09/12/the-bush-administration-needs-an-extra-400-million-to-complete-its-fence-along-the-countrys-southwestern-border-and-government-investigators-say-that-may-not-even-be-enough-to-finish-construction/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/09/12/the-bush-administration-needs-an-extra-400-million-to-complete-its-fence-along-the-countrys-southwestern-border-and-government-investigators-say-that-may-not-even-be-enough-to-finish-construction/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:11:00 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/09/12/the-bush-administration-needs-an-extra-400-million-to-complete-its-fence-along-the-countrys-southwestern-border-and-government-investigators-say-that-may-not-even-be-enough-to-finish-construction/ HispanicTips is Essential Hispanic & Latino News & Information
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My readers say it best: "love it," "addictive,""useful," "great," & "invaluable." - View quotes & testimonials]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=43935 0 Valley residents fenced into no man’s land by border wall -16-year-old Aaron Anzaldua jumps off the family tractor after cutting the grass around his family’s ranch. Under current border-fence construction plans, the ranch would be cut off from the rest of the state. http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/18/valley-residents-fenced-into-no-mans-land-by-border-wall-16-year-old-aaron-anzaldua-jumps-off-the-family-tractor-after-cutting-the-grass-around-his-familys-ranch-under-current-border-fence-const/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/18/valley-residents-fenced-into-no-mans-land-by-border-wall-16-year-old-aaron-anzaldua-jumps-off-the-family-tractor-after-cutting-the-grass-around-his-familys-ranch-under-current-border-fence-const/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:20:21 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/18/valley-residents-fenced-into-no-mans-land-by-border-wall-16-year-old-aaron-anzaldua-jumps-off-the-family-tractor-after-cutting-the-grass-around-his-familys-ranch-under-current-border-fence-const/ http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=42994 0 A border fence that doubles as a billboard? Why not? http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/17/a-border-fence-that-doubles-as-a-billboard-why-not/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/17/a-border-fence-that-doubles-as-a-billboard-why-not/#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:17:18 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/17/a-border-fence-that-doubles-as-a-billboard-why-not/ http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=42971 0 As Valley border fence work begins, questions resurface – Feds take steps to make sure only legal workers build barriers http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/11/as-valley-border-fence-work-begins-questions-resurface-feds-take-steps-to-make-sure-only-legal-workers-build-barriers/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/11/as-valley-border-fence-work-begins-questions-resurface-feds-take-steps-to-make-sure-only-legal-workers-build-barriers/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:56:24 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/08/11/as-valley-border-fence-work-begins-questions-resurface-feds-take-steps-to-make-sure-only-legal-workers-build-barriers/ http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=42587 0 Illinois Rep. Foster travels to U.S.-Mexico border http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/22/illinois-rep-foster-travels-to-us-mexico-border/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/22/illinois-rep-foster-travels-to-us-mexico-border/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:17:40 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2008/07/22/illinois-rep-foster-travels-to-us-mexico-border/ "U.S Rep. Bill Foster is traveling to points along the U.S.-Mexico border to shape his stance on immigration reform.

That includes his views on a full border fence. The Democrat says he's not sure he supports a full fence, but favors security upgrades." HispanicTips.com - A Blogante News Service For, From & About Hispanics & Latinos]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=41430 0