Spending Bill Changes Border Fence to Single, Not Double Layer
"Congress last night passed a giant new spending bill that undermines
current plans for a U.S.-Mexico border fence, allowing the Homeland Security Department to build a single-tier barrier rather than the two-tier version that has worked in California," the Washington Times reports. "'The fact that this was buried in a bloated, 3,500-page omnibus speaks volumes about the Democrats' unserious approach on border security and illegal immigration,' said House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican. 'Gutting the Secure Fence Act will make our borders less secure, but it's consistent with the pattern of behavior we’ve seen all year from this majority.'"
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