Instead of raising money to educate kids or to make the holidays better for those who were hit by the economy, Arizona is raising cash for a fence... A border fence.
The idea came from state Sen. Steve Smith, a Republican who says that people from across the nation have donated about $255,000 to the project since July, when the state launched a fundraising website that urges visitors to "show the world the resolve and the can-do spirit of the American people."
Smith acknowledges he has a long way to go to make the fence a reality. The $255,000 collected will barely cover a half mile of fencing. Smith estimates that the total supplies alone will cost $34 million, or about $426,000 a mile. Much of the work is expected to be done by prisoners at 50 cents an hour.
The gag is this idea, is not popular:
Critics of the private fence plan say the idea is a misguided, piecemeal approach to border issues that will prove to be ineffective and hugely expensive. They point to the billions of dollars spent by the federal government to build fencing that hasn't stopped illegal immigration.
When will Arizona learn?
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I didn't realize Mexico was so bad off and that it is now being called a fail State. The drug lords and drug have ruined that country. What about the eye in the sky just put a laser on and fire warning blasts. I probably run to America too to get away from all the disorder.
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After the fence is up, who will pick and help harvest our crops?
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