Aug 6th 2008 12:43 pm The Great Wall of America
In our ever growing quest for empire, we are now erecting a wall along our southern border. Some quotes of note from the article [along with my commentary]:
To meet his deadline, Chertoff is using sweeping authority Congress granted in 2005 to waive 36 federal laws protecting water, air quality, endangered animals, and native American sites. [Good thing we have that constitution, or else we would be totally screwed!]
The structure is designed to push would-be illegal immigrants and drug smugglers out into the desert where they are more easily caught, said Border Patrol Agent Martin Hernandez. [Uhhhm, isn't it more dangerous for humans in the desert? And this is our strategy?]
According to Garcia, ten years ago some 100 people died annually illegally crossing the border, most by dehydration in the desert or drowning as they tried to cross the Rio Grande.
The figure has been around 500 since the border crackdown intensified in 2005. “In other words, the same number or more people are crossing the border,” he claims. [so, our efforts are killing more people who want a better life for their family. And this is why we suspended the constitution?]
Frikking insanity. I still maintain that the ‘imigration problem’ is a racist concept. After all, no one seriously suggests that we build a wall across our Canadian border. but, after all, they are white people, so they cannot be terrorists.
Tags: border crossing, illegals, immigration, mexican, racismPosted by Hugh / Activism
Rosie on 06 Aug 2008 at 1:13 pm #
I very much agree with you that it’s a racist issue. If you’ve ever seen the “great wall” it’s 3 layers of fencing in some places and it’s ridiculous. Looks like a war zone with the barbed wire fencing. I also think it’s interesting (or really sad rather) that the number of deaths has gone UP instead of down.