A Better Way to Secure Our Border
- By Rep. Lois Capps and Lynn Scarlett
- Special to Roll Call
- Sept. 29, 2009, 1:24 p.m.
Along this nation’s southern border, hundreds of miles of fence now snake over hills, through arroyos, and across deserts and grasslands. The fence, for many, symbolizes national security. But a closer look shows a planning and construction process fraught with problems as environmental protection laws are circumvented, community voices are muted and property owners along the border are ignored. A new measure, tucked into a Senate spending bill, would tighten prescriptions for border fencing. The measure moves us in the wrong direction.
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