DHS Moving Ahead with Border Fencing
"The American public has been loud and clear in their call for secure borders," said Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in a press release.
Not all the American public, Mr. Secretary: Problem is, some Americans, whose land is needed for construction of the fencing have not been so "loud and clear" in supporting the project.
After the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) decided where the fencing should be located, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) started contacting the thousands of landowners in the area. The Corps needed to get onto the land to conduct surveys and geological tests to determine the suitability of the land for fencing. While "many" owners voluntarily allowed the Corps to enter their land, "others" failed to respond or flat refused entry. The reluctant owners will soon be getting a letter from CBP notifying them that the government will be taking them to federal court seeking temporary rights to enter their lands.
Land determined to be suitable for fence-building will be purchased by the government after price negotiations with the owners. If the owners and the government cannot agree on a fair price, it's back to court, where a judge will set the price.
In other anti-illegal immigrant news, the CBP awarded Boeing a $64 million contract for development of a "Common Operating Picture" system to be installed in command centers and border patrol vehicles. "Common Operating Picture" is a military term referring to a single, identical computer display of mission-critical tactical information (like the current locations of the good guys and bad guys) shared by multiple units.
Also See:
Border Surveillance Towers Rise in Arizona
GAO Finds Border ID Security Still Failing
Report Finds 1 out of 15 Californians is Illegal Alien
The Temptations of Open Borders
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