The Conservatarian

From the UPI:

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/18/texas_group_sues_to_stop_border_fence/1766/

 WASHINGTON, May 18 (UPI) — The Texas Border Coalition, which includes a number of cities along the U.S.-Mexico border has filed a lawsuit against the border fence.
In court papers filed Friday in Washington, the group asked a court to block the construction of the fence in the Rio Grande Valley.
The coalition, which also includes business groups, charges that the Department of Homeland Security did not consult landowners in the area. DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff denied that in a news conference Friday.
Eagle Pass Mayor Chad Foster, who chairs the coalition, called the fence “an antiquated solution for a 21st century problem.”

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Hmm, it is funny how people think a fence is antiquated or won’t work. It seems that I remember the Great Communicator Ronald Reagan saying, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” If a wall doesn’t work, then why bother asking to tear it down? It wasn’t just to remove a symbol of communism, because symbols alone don’t do squat. Walls are more than symbols, they are obstacles designed to impede mobility and keep undesirables out. Yes, I said illegal immigrants are undesirable. If that offends someone’s liberal senstitivities, oh well.