AP sides with Illegals … again
Aug 6th, 2008 by Mark
In this Dec. 30, 2002, file photo, the All-American Canal runs along the United States border with Mexico near Calexico, Calif. When crews finish lining the All-American Canal with concrete, the waterway will be deeper, faster and more dangerous for migrants crossing the border illegally from Mexico. (AP Photo/Tim Tadder, file)
Why are we modifying a canal to safe people from being stupid? What’s next, sending busses to Mexico so they can cross in air conditioned comfort?
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The agency that is lining a border waterway with concrete agreed Tuesday to consider adding ladders and buoys to prevent migrants from drowning when they illegally cross from Mexico into Southern California.
The Imperial Irrigation District is having second thoughts about whether designs for 23 concrete-lined miles of the All-American Canal offer enough protections against drownings. The 80-mile waterway has claimed more than 500 lives since it was built in 1942. The project to limit water seepage will deepen the canal and make the current faster.
Even better they call them “migrants”, and not illegal aliens. The last time I checked “migrants” were constantly on the move, not moving to one place and opening bank accounts, buying homes, putting their kids into the same schools for years. That is not migratory movement. That’s an invasion.
The changes would represent a mid-construction shift on the $285 million project, which began in July 2007 and is scheduled to finish in 2010. Current plans call for installing ladders every 250 feet on alternating sides.
What about us US citizens? You know, the people who belong here? Nothing. They are all ready putting up ladders to make it easier to cross, how much more help do they need breaking into our country?
The AP has decided that America is evil and must pay. Exactly the same attitude that the Democrats have. Them and the vast majority of the media.
The district’s shift is a modest victory for the unusual alliance of Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., and his brother, John, who has installed water jugs in the Southern California desert since the late 1990s to aid dehydrated border crossers.
Unfortunately we have someone who is supposed to be strong on border control siding with these idiots.
The San Diego County Water Authority, which is paying for much of the project, believes the measures may encourage migrants to cross illegally, said Halla Razak, the agency’s Colorado River programs director.
“We believe these kind of measures just provide a false sense of security,” she said. “The canal should not appear like a swimming pool that people can jump and swim across easily.”
Duh! It’s time to stop making it easy for illegals to get here. The more painful it is, the fewer who will try. Yes that means some will no doubt die, a risk they assumed when they took the journey.
The Imperial Irrigation District has resisted pleas from John Hunter since 2001 to add buoys and other safety devices on the canal. Board member Stella Mendoza said Monday she still worries that such measures may make the agency liable for any deaths.
Oh you can count on it. This is nothing but a way to shoe-horn a lawsuit into the courts. By passing this crap, they are saying they are responsible for the deaths. This of course is the attitude of the left, as they believe it’s never the fault of the fool. It’s the fault of the government, especially the American Government.
I am fed up with the attitude of the left, and it’s ‘wet nurse the world at our expense’ attitude. It’s disgusting, unreal, and boggles the mind. The liberals are so full of hatred for America, they can only be compared to the Communists of the Soviet Union. Not surprisingly they sided with them.