Border security, its a pity
- From: "Greg Preston" <survivor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 17:13:17 +0100
Its a pity the yanks dont show as much respect for other nations borders.
US 'militia' builds border fence
A group of US volunteers that has been patrolling the frontier with Mexico
to stop illegal immigrants has started building a fence along the border.
The Minutemen group plans to erect a combination of barbed wire, razor wire
and steel barriers along a 10-mile (16km) stretch of privately-owned land.
Hundreds of volunteers gathered in Arizona for an inauguration ceremony.
The Minutemen are allowed to report illegal crossings to border police but
have no right to arrest suspects.
Human rights groups have accused the Minutemen of xenophobia towards illegal
immigrants - but the group denies this.
The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps is taking action again and doing the
job the federal government will not do
Minutemen website
US President George W Bush backs plans to curb illegal immigration by
extending a fence along the Mexican border and increasing the number of
patrols along it.
The question of easing - or tightening - curbs on illegal immigrants is one
of the most divisive issues in US politics, provoking fierce debate among
Democrats and Republicans.
'Taking action'
The Minutemen have long campaigned for a secure fence along the border.
The group has now begun building its fence at the site where it conducted
its first patrols in November 2002.
"Many have talked of building a secure fence between Mexico and the United
States," the group said on its website, adding that it is now "taking
action" and "doing the job the federal government will not do".
A spokeswoman for the group told the Associated Press news agency it would
take three weeks to build the fence, costing an estimated $100,000
(£53,900).
She said the group had already raised $380,000 (£204,700) to build more
fences.
Competing bills
President Bush's plan for better border security is part of a package of
measures approved recently by the US Senate.
But the package also contains provisions for a guest-worker programme and
for offering citizenship to some illegal immigrants.
Its opponents say it is too soft and that all illegal immigration should be
criminalised.
The Senate bill will have to be reconciled with a tougher immigration bill,
backed by the House of Representatives, if any part of it is to become law.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/americas/5025158.stm
Published: 2006/05/28 14:44:34 GMT
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