“In 2006, the Secure Fence Act was signed into law, requiring the Department of Homeland Security to build upward of 700 miles of double layered fencing along the U. S-Mexico border. While the Obama administration is quick to state that the targets have been met, only a small fraction - in fact, less than 40 miles - of the newly implemented infrastructure is double-layered.” Has BeensStatesFactsLawSecurityMetsMilesImmigrationSecureAdministrationBordersDepartmentTargetMexicoFenceInfrastructureHomelandFractionsIllegal ImmigrationHomeland SecurityFencingDepartment Of Homeland Security Author:Duncan Hunter
“Thousands of people die every year of cold, so if we had global warming it would save lives ... We ought to look out for people. The earth can take care of itself.” PeopleIfsYearsLooksCareEarthDiesColdOughtTake CareGlobal WarmingSave A Life Author:Duncan Hunter
“A number of people who have supported me on the border fence in the U.S. have observed the fences in Israel and their effectiveness.” PeopleNumbersIsraelBordersFenceEffectiveness Author:Duncan Hunter
“They (#ISIS) are going to be bombing American cities coming across from Mexico.” CitiesMexicoIsisBombingAmerican Cities Author:Duncan Hunter
“You've got soldiers in the 3rd Infantry Division who are going every day on operations and they don't all have what is considered to be the gold standard in armor” StandardsGoldSoldierOperationsDivisionArmorInfantryGold StandardInfantry Division Author:Duncan Hunter
“We seem to be our own worst enemies. We should require critical U.S. infrastructure to remain in U.S. hands.” ShouldHandsSeemsEnemyWorstCriticalInfrastructureWorst Enemy Author:Duncan Hunter
“Of all the nations in the world, the people of the United States like freedom maybe a little better than anybody else.” PeopleWorldLittlesStatesNationsUnitedUnited States Author:Duncan Hunter
“Media scrutiny is a great trademark of the American political arena.” PoliticalMediaArenaScrutinyTrademarks Author:Duncan Hunter
“The decision to leave [Iraq] should be based solely on the judgment of the combatant commanders on the ground who say, "My Iraqi counterparts can now handle this particular area of the country on their own with minimum American support or with no American support." When they can do that, we should leave.” ShouldCountryCan DoDecisionSupportParticularJudgmentAreasIraqHandleMinimumCommandersCounterparts Author:Duncan Hunter
“Blue collar workers cannot hire each other. White collar workers cannot hire each other. You have to have a businessman or a businesswomen, a business owner to hire you. And you cannot make the environment so unfriendly to them or so unprofitable or so burdensome that they go out of business,because if they go out of business, you are out of a job.” IfsJobsWhiteEnvironmentBlueWorkersOwnersBusinessmanCollarsBusiness OwnersBlue CollarWhite CollarUnfriendlyBlue Collar Workers Author:Duncan Hunter
“I think in the U.S., the border fence is no longer an immigration issue primarily; it's a security issue.” ThinkingIssuesSecurityImmigrationBordersFence Author:Duncan Hunter
