Dept. of Homeland Security's Bogus Border Fence Claims
Steve Elliott
3/27/2008
Dear Patrick,
Thank you so much for signing Grassfire's petition to Restore the Secure Fence Act.
Our research staff just uncovered another reason why your petition is so vital. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is once again inflating its numbers of the amount of border fence that
has been built. They claim over 300 miles. Reality check: less than 10 miles of double-layer fencing has been built since the Secure Fence Act was passed 18 months ago.
It's basically another border fence hoax. See our full report here of how DHS inflates its numbers to claim over 300 miles of fencing:
http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=5626&RID=15672982
And progress has slowed to a crawl. Since last September, DHS has only built 6 miles of pedestrian fence and 35 miles of vehicle barriers. And their "virtual" fence test was a total failure.
So with the "sunset" clause set to go into effect in just nine months, it is clear that DHS is doing nothing more than playing
games and juggling numbers. Even worse, DHS is counting so-called "vehicle barriers" for half of its claimed progress. Just one problem -- illegal aliens can walk right through the vehicle barriers!
The clock is ticking and you and I must do all we can to restore the Secure Fence Act.
++ Please forward this message to your friends
We still are far short of our goal to rally 250,000 signers of our "Restore The Fence Act" petition before next month's delivery on Capitol Hill.
We need your help.
Please forward this message to your friends and ask them to sign the petition to restore the Secure Fence Act:
http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?u=5630&PID=15672982
Again, please read our special report on the games DHS is playing with the border fence, and with our nation's security! Go here:
http://www.grassfire.net/r.asp?U=5627&RID=15672982
And thanks in advance for taking action with us to spread the word
Steve Elliott, President
Grassfire.org
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