OCgringo Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Yeah this will work , water has kept the Cubans from coming to Florida , North africans to Spain / Italy and them damn Vikings from Invading Britian.... http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN1349802520071113 BROWNSVILLE, Texas (Reuters) - Texan mayors opposed to a planned border fence with Mexico want to widen and deepen the Rio Grande river instead, and say it will be more effective in keeping out illegal immigrants. The U.S. government aims to build 700 miles of new fencing along the frontier with Mexico to boost security and try to stem the tide of immigration from the south. But the Texas stretch of the fence, which would be built on the Rio Grande's desert flood plain, would cut off some ranchers' access to the river, the main source of fresh water in the arid region. Mayors say it would also damage trade and centuries-old ties with Mexico. The calm brown waters of the Rio Grande, famed in Western movies and cowboy ballads, have marked the Texan border with Mexico since the 19th century. Known in Spanish as the Rio Bravo, or "Rough River," it is nevertheless shallow enough to wade across in parts. Undocumented Mexicans and Central Americans try to swim it or cross over with tire inner tubes, earning the slur "wetbacks". Six mayors in mainly Hispanic south Texas on the Mexico border call the fence a wall of shame and have vowed to take the federal government to court to block its construction. They say a wider, deeper waterway along the lower Rio Grande would create a more formidable barrier than a fence that immigrants can cut, climb over and tunnel under. More at the link..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 How about stocking it with sharks or crocodiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCgringo Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 How about stocking it with sharks or crocodiles? sorry we are saving those for the Iraqis OC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 The Rio Grand is about as pathetic as the Colorado River is at the Mexican border. Half to look 2 or 3 times to realize you are already there. Easy to over look. I thought the main issue was that the fence might help change the course of the river which would change the USA boundry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Not around Brownsville. Farther upstream though and you could jump over it - except in the spring floods, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted November 15, 2007 Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 How about adding electrical current to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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