Posted by
Arnie on Monday, July 02, 2007 5:44:12 PM
The head of Homeland Security admits they cannot enforce immigration laws. "We don't really have the ability to enforce the law with respect to illegal work in this country in a way that's truly effective." Michael Chertoff has said. Even a fence is not effective, he says, and went on to say that they dig tunnels under fences. A 200 foot long was discovered last week with openings in a vacant home in Nogales, AZ and in an apartment on the other side in Nogales Mexico. 200 feet long. "I think we're going to say to the members of Congress who think they have a better way that they should produce legislation and pass legislation, which they have not done for the past two years," he said.
Congress did pass legislation authorizing the Homeland Security department to build 700 miles of fencing, and it has been reported that only 13 miles of that fence has been built. I suppose the next excuse would be that while they are building the fence, tunnels are being constructed under those fences as fast as they go up. How could they find all those tunnels? Or, as soon as a section is finished, the illegals just walk around the ends while the construction company goes home for the night. How can that be enforced?
In nineteen months, 13 miles have been built. Let’s just say they complete 1 mile of fence per month. At that rate it will take somewhere in the neighborhood of 700 months (58 years) to build that fence. Somewhere in the area of 3 football fields a day.
Time to call in Fence-R-Us.
No wonder the department does not have the ability to enforce the immigration laws.
It just does not want to.
Hey, Mr. Chertoff, you are the head of the department, start acting like you want something done, and you want it done NOW.