Yet Even More Redundant Ranting on Illegals...
Bush Requests $1.9B to Bolster Borders
By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush sent Congress a $1.9 billion request Thursday to increase border security as supporters of sweeping immigration legislation reasserted control in Senate debate.
The White House said the money would pay for the "first 1,000 of 6,000 new Border Patrol agents that will be deployed in the next two years," as well as the temporary deployment of up to 6,000 National Guard troops to states along the Mexican border. The request includes funds for new fencing and other barriers as well as two new unmanned surveillance aircraft and five helicopters to curb illegal immigration...
Okay, that and the national guard should stop a few thousand per year...how about financing the program with bankruptcy-inducing fines and jail terms for employers that knowingly hire these folks? Who knows, maybe the budget could be brought back to surplus again? Gawd it sucks being nostalgic for Clinton....
By SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush sent Congress a $1.9 billion request Thursday to increase border security as supporters of sweeping immigration legislation reasserted control in Senate debate.
The White House said the money would pay for the "first 1,000 of 6,000 new Border Patrol agents that will be deployed in the next two years," as well as the temporary deployment of up to 6,000 National Guard troops to states along the Mexican border. The request includes funds for new fencing and other barriers as well as two new unmanned surveillance aircraft and five helicopters to curb illegal immigration...
Okay, that and the national guard should stop a few thousand per year...how about financing the program with bankruptcy-inducing fines and jail terms for employers that knowingly hire these folks? Who knows, maybe the budget could be brought back to surplus again? Gawd it sucks being nostalgic for Clinton....
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