Border Fence Construction Not Moving Fast Enough for Rep. Hunter
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As Republican presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter has staked out the U.S.-Mexico border fence as one of this top priorities, he has repeatedly criticized the Department of Homeland Security for planning to build only half of the 700 miles of border fence authorized by Congress last year and acting too slowly to do even that.
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Some of the presidentâs allies view him as pursuing amnesty for foreign law breakers when he should be focusing on border security.
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President Bush peered across this hot, dusty and very busy illegal crossing point on Thursday, hoping to offer conservatives balking at a broad immigration bill firsthand evidence that he&#039;s serious about tightening the nation&#039;s 2,000-mile border with Mexico.
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Republican Fred Thompson said Thursday there should be few if any exceptions when it comes to enforcing U.S. immigration laws, or the flow of illegal immigrants would continue.
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Border Patrol efforts to fight back against smugglers who pelt them with rocks and ball bearings over the border fence are reported to be taking a toll on innocent local residents, raising many a hackle.
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A few Texas ranchers tired of costly repairs to cattle fences damaged by illegal immigrants have installed an easier route over the U.S.-Mexican border &amp;#151; ladders.
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A bill authorizing construction of a   fence along the U.S. border with Mexico advanced in the U.S.   Senate on Thursday as Republican backers pushed to get an   immigration measure to President George W. Bush desk before the   November 7 elections.
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When Duncan Hunter first came to Congress a quarter century ago, there were those who said he&#39;d rather walk through a wall than open a door.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday authorized building a fence along portions of the  border with Mexico in a vote critics said had more to do with  election year politics than controlling illegal immigration.
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A significant drop in the number of hunters in West Virginia has left a hole in the state's budget, and one lawmaker thinks he has a solution: allow children to receive hunter training in school.
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling (R) stopped in Prince William County last week to discuss his "100 Ideas for Virginia" initiative with the chamber of commerce, but the conversation quickly turned to the county's biggest gripe: illegal immigration.
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Cold, hard cash is apparently not enough to quell the anger among landowners over a planned fence along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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SBInet, a set of perimeter protection technologies that would be used to guard U.S. borders, could cost $30 billion, and Democratic members of Congress are questioning the oversight and methods for design and construction.
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As Congress's chief opponent to a bill that would revamp the intelligence community, Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Ca.) has evoked concerns about President Bush's clout among Republican lawmakers.
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Property owners' resistance to barrier between U.S., Mexico raises concerns about its feasibility.
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After playing a key role in derailing a bill to reform the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies, Rep. Duncan Hunter was feeling pressure yesterday to drop his objections - but he doesn&#39;t appear to be budging.
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The Senate approval of the 700 mile fence came as lawmakers were trying to finish a batch of legislation before heading home to campaign.