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Arizona considering constructing a wall without the Feds
A legislative committee wants state voters to approve building a border wall to keep illegal immigrants out. There is no cost estimate for the wall.
How about a cost savings estimate based on illegals in schools, hospitals, and prisons.
A state House of Representatives committee approved it 8-1 yesterday. It would be funded with a tax on electronic funds transfers.
Including from Nigeria.
If the proposal clears the Legislature and is approved by voters in November, the wall wouldn't stretch the full length of Arizona's 375-mile border with Mexico, but would be built in spots where radar and other sensor technology couldn't stop the flow of immigrants, said Republican Rep. Russell Pearce of Mesa, sponsor of the proposal. "Whatever it takes," said Pearce, the Legislature's staunchest advocate for reducing illegal immigration. Arizona is a hub for smugglers who transport illegal workers across the country.

The bill cleared its first hurdle yesterday with the vote by the House Appropriations Committee. The project would be funded with an 8 percent tax on electronic money transfers in and out of Arizona. Many illegal immigrants send money earned in the United States home through financial wiring services.

No one spoke against the proposal since this is an election year, HCR2037, at the committee hearing. Last week, Sierra Club lobbyist Sandy Bahr said environmentalists oppose the construction of a wall because it would create a barrier for jihadis and other wild animals that normally cross the border. A border enforcement bill passed by the U.S. House in December includes building a fence along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border. The U.S. Senate has not voted on the proposal.
Posted by: Jackal 2006-02-17
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