PRESIDENT
SIGNS FENCE LAW President
Bush signed H.R. 6061, the Secure Fence Act of 2006, into law Thursday (October
26). The new law is an emergency measure that would mandate operational control
of all borders and ports through enhanced border patrol operations, physical barriers,
and state-of-the-art technology along the southwest border, including reinforced
fencing. Specifically, it authorizes construction of more than 700 miles of fence along the U.S./Mexico border. So far, however, only a portion of the necessary funding has been approved.
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