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Behold, a fence.(IMMIGRATION)(Secure Fence Act of 2006)
'WE all know that this bill is going nowhere. We are wasting our time," declared minority whip Steny Hoyer when he joined the 131 House Democrats who voted against the Secure Fence Act in early September. Hoyer let liberal wishful thinking triumph over reality. President Bush recently signed exactly that authorization to build a 700-mile fence along the southern border.
The bill that went nowhere was the "comprehensive" reform, favored by President Bush and congressional Democrats, that granted amnesty to millions and guest-worker status to millions more. The House Republicans' enforcement-first approach to immigration reform--at least a piece of it--won decisively when the Secure Fence Act passed the Senate by a margin of 80-19. But the battle isn't over; it's merely suspended. The enforcement agenda will lose decisively if the next immigration-reform bill President Bush signs is the handiwork of a Speaker Pelosi's House Democrats.
Rep. Hoyer had plenty of company when he dismissed the prospect that the enforcement-first agenda could triumph over all the influential lobbies in favor of amnesty for illegal aliens and the business community's insistence on a guest-worker program. Elite opinion held that the House Republicans' position was politically poisonous. Illegals marched in the streets, and the talk was of an inevitable House Republican backdown. ...
- Remarks by President Bush at Signing of Secure Fence Act of 2006.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 26, 2006 700+ words
...The following are remarks by President Bush at Signing of Secure Fence Act of 2006: The Roosevelt Room...the signature of the Secure Fence Act of 2006. This bill will help...their hard work. The Secure Fence Act builds on this progress...
- FAIR Commends President Bush for Signing Secure Fence Act.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 26, 2006 700+ words
...PRNewswire/ -- Today's action by President Bush to sign the Secure Fence Bill is a...control over its immigration policies. President Bush used the signing ceremony to once again...permanent residence. "The authorization President Bush signed today covers only one-third...
- Defense Watch.(use of service oriented architecture, Secure Fence Act signed,...
- Newspaper article from: Defense Daily October 30, 2006 700+ words
...company pursues its own needs and proprietary applications are stovepiped, he said. Signing Secured. President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act last week directing the director of the Department of Homeland Security to use unmanned aerial vehicles...
- Prelates urge Bush to veto secure fence act.(United States)
- Magazine article from: Catholic Insight January 1, 2007 700+ words
...keep the money flowing. America is in the grip of a business based on fear (Wanderer, Sept. 21, 2006)." Comment: President Bush not only signed the document but is now considering a Fence along the 4,000 mile long Canadian border as well. A more...
- On the Secure Fence Act.(THE HOME FORUM)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor April 1, 2008 700+ words
When the "Secure Fence Act" became law in October 2006 - instructing the Department of Homeland Security to build 700 miles of fence along the US-Mexican...
- Along for the ride.
- Newspaper article from: Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, TX) May 20, 2007 700+ words
...barrier between the two countries, but recent immigration debates led to calls for a border fence. President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act last year, which had a provision allowing for construction of 700 miles of double-layer fencing...
- The list 101 top leaders of the Latino community in the U.S.(Cover story)
- Magazine article from: Latino Leaders Allen, Kerri Miller, Corina Socorro, Dalia Stewart, Graeme June 1, 2007 700+ words
...the demands of the force he is in charge of. Our Prediction: Expect Aguilar, on the wake of President Bush's newly signed "Secure Fence Act", to spend more time and effort developing new policies for the agency to handle the new challenges...
- Where U.S.-Mexico border fence is tall, it works.(USA)
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor Wood, Daniel B. April 1, 2008 700+ words
...imagined when the Secure Fence Act was enacted in 2006. The...security bill, the Secure Fence Act would, President Bush said in 2006, "make our...ground. "Back in 2005 when President Bush came here, newspapers were...
Source: HighBeam Research, Behold, a fence.(IMMIGRATION)(Secure Fence Act of 2006)