October 23, 2007

Chertoff Silences Sierra Club Silliness
DHS Secretary Waives Environmental Laws

Illegal aliens trample San Pedro River Riparian area. 19,000 apprehended in FY 2007.
See: Battle to Reclaim the Sierra Club
Arizona Daily Star -- October 23
San Pedro border fence gets Chertoff go-aheadAP Internal Use Only
    Construction of two miles of border fencing in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area will resume following Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff's decision Monday to invoke a waiver that exempts border fences from any law. [...]
    The Border Patrol made 19,000 apprehensions of illegal border crossers in the area in the recently completed fiscal year 2007, a significant increase from 2006, according to Homeland Security.
Red Dot Note: ABP smuggled "WMDs" through the riparian area.

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Sierra Vista Herald / ReviewAP Internal Use Only
Local groups react to news of Chertoff's border decision

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