De-Fence, De-Fence
By INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY | December 19, 2007 4:20 PM PT

Immigration: Congressional Democrats, and some Republicans, gut the Secure Fence Act in the omnibus spending bill against the wishes of the American people. In a bill with 9,000 earmarks, border security takes a back seat.

The Secure Fence Act of 2006 required the construction of 700 miles of border fence, modeled on the success of the border barriers in the San Diego sector of the U.S. border. The operative word is “secure.”

That legislation specifically called for “two layers of reinforced fencing” and listed five specific sections of the border where it should be built. The omnibus spending bill removes the requirement for two tiers and the specific list of locations.

Funding for two-tiered reinforced fencing of the type that reduced illegal immigrant apprehensions by 96% along the border between the U.S. and Tijuana, Mexico, was removed from the omnibus spending bill approved this week in Congress.
The two-tier fence in San Diego runs 14 miles along the border with Tijuana, Mexico. The first layer is a high steel fence, with an inner high anti-climb fence with a no-man’s land in between…

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