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DO-IT-YOURSELF BORDER CONTROL

By Michelle Malkin  •  May 27, 2006 01:35 PM

The Minutemen began a fence-building project in Arizona today–and they didn’t ask Mexico’s permission. Chris Simcox issued a statement announcing the construction project now underway:

Chris Simcox, President of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps (“MCDC”), today announced plans by the MCDC to work with local Arizona land owners to build border security fencing on private land along the border with Mexico.

At present, six private land owners have partnered with the Minutemen for the commencement of construction of border fencing on their land. Surveillance cameras on the fencing will be monitored via computer by registered Minutemen across the country. We have chosen a fence design that is based on the Israeli fences in Gaza and on the West Bank that have cut terrorist attacks there by 95% or more. In order to be effective, a fence should not be easy to compromise by climbing over it with a ladder, cutting through it with wire cutters, ramming it with a vehicle, or tunneling under it undetected. No fence can be a 100% impenetrable barrier—but a good design will be time-consuming enough to get through that Border Patrol agents can be alerted to get to a point of attempted intrusion before the intrusion can be completed. We thank Colin Hanna and We Need A Fence.com for the design concept.

Simcox says those involved in the planning hope to keep costs near $150 per foot.

Two construction companies to date have offered to inaugurate groundbreaking, coordinate volunteer construction crews and donate the use of the necessary heavy construction equipment.

The groundbreaking will begin in Arizona on Memorial Day weekend, unless in the interim President Bush deploys National Guard and reserve troops to immediately secure the out-of-control southern border.

The fencing will be built with privately donated funds, engineering and labor and will be used as an example to educate the public about the feasibility and efficacy of fencing to secure America’s borders from illegal incursion by aliens and international criminal cartels. A non-profit organization dedicated specifically to this purpose will facilitate and administer donations for construction of the fence. Monetary and in-kind contributions for this effort will go directly into building materials for this private, volunteer fencing project.

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Narcoterrorists. I hate these guys.

July 5, 2008 02:34 PM by see-dubya

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Precursors to terror. Plus a similar case in Mexico.

Relax, border hawks…Virtual Fence 2.0 is on the way!

June 25, 2008 07:44 AM by see-dubya

30 Comments | 2 Trackbacks

Be still my beating heart…

Drug traffickers’ assassins linked to illegal immigration cartel?

June 24, 2008 07:06 AM by see-dubya

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I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

AZ protesters attempt to shut down Sheriff Joe Arpaio

June 21, 2008 06:38 AM by see-dubya

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How DARE a law enforcement officer enforce the law!

Photo of the morning

June 3, 2008 10:25 AM by Michelle Malkin

58 Comments | 1 Trackback

Collision course.

Drug-Lord Ping Pong

June 3, 2008 08:33 AM by see-dubya

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Back and forth and back and…oops…

U.S. developing radiation detectors for the Mexican border

May 19, 2008 12:34 AM by see-dubya

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Now why would they need those?


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