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The $3.7b border supplemental and where it might go.
2014-07-09
FACT SHEET: Emergency Supplemental Request to Address the Increase in Child and Adult Migration from Central America in the Rio Grande Valley Areas of the Southwest Border
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  AFAIK Mexico, aka Mahico, aka Azteca, etc. is still between Central America + the Rio Grande.

I imagine the US43.7B will be less by the time it gets to CENTAM.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-07-09 23:09  

#11  At regular prices, $3B would pay to put up 15 layers of chain link fence along the border from the Gulf of Mexico to San Diego.

With simple electric induction sensors and the fence layers separated by a few meters, any intrusion of a large water based life form would be easily detected and located.

A quick mortar strike would clear the intrusion, and result in a small fence repair charge. Soon intrusions would cease, and costs would decrease accordingly.

Posted by: rammer   2014-07-09 20:40  

#10  #8 blah blah Americans blah shoot straight blah

Aha! I knew it. You are Canuckistan Sniper (or relation) having some rough Canadian fun at our expense, and I claim my five, uh, loonies.
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2014-07-09 16:55  

#9  You obviously do not know my wife, spano.
Posted by: Glenmore   2014-07-09 14:41  

#8  
Posted by: spano bellingbo3665   2014-07-09 14:12  

#7  Nah Ebbang - you want them somewhat recognizable for the next-of-kin.

Their wailing and gnashing of teeth will provide even further discouragement to others.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2014-07-09 13:30  

#6  At $12,333/child, it would be much cheaper to fly them back to their home country.
Posted by: Ulomosing Protector of the Slytherins8411   2014-07-09 13:20  

#5  The rubber bullet is a nice touch, B. I'd have gone with .50 caliber.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2014-07-09 11:49  

#4  I suspect this money will go into the Beltway black hole with no accountability. After this administration is gone, we will probably discover the largest theft in history.

$3.7B spread across 300,000 "children" is about $12,333 per child. This is an outrageous use of taxpayer money.
Posted by: JohnQC   2014-07-09 09:42  

#3  The $3.7b border supplemental and where it might go.
Into beltway pockets I expect.
Posted by: Skidmark   2014-07-09 09:01  

#2  An adult touches the fence, rubber bullet to the leg. Carry a weapon, touch fence.... 185 grain FMJ to the brain bucket. Bullshit stops overnight. Have a nice day.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-07-09 08:12  

#1  This proposal would provide $300 million to the Department of State. Of the total:

•$295 million would support efforts to repatriate and reintegrate migrants to Central America, to help the governments in the region better control their borders


$395 million to help control their borders? Their borders? If we controlled our borders, we wouldn't have to spend any of this current [sputter] waste - $10 for every man, woman, and child in the U.S. and probably five times that for every taxpayer.
Posted by: Bobby   2014-07-09 07:43  

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