See the much hyped (and overpriced) border fence in Arizona!
Photo Of The Day
October 30, 2007 American Border Patrol
Aerial photo of section of new fence near Sasabe, Arizona. According to a recent GAO report, this fencing costs $4.8 million per mile to construct. “I certainly hope this isn’t all they are building,” said Glenn Spencer of American Border Patrol, “because at nearly five million dollars a mile, if this is all there is, this contract would have to be mostly profit.” American Border Patrol is presently preparing a comprehensive report on border infrastructure development in the past year.
more on the nearly a fence – fence BONUS! NPR on the effects of a real fence. HERE.
CNS News Service
Software glitches delay virtual border fence
Efforts by the Department of Homeland Security to establish a 28-mile digital fence along the U.S. border with Mexico are four months behind schedule, according to a report released last week by the Government Accountability Office. — Project 28, a $20 million project to secure 28 miles of the Arizona border with radar…