Border Fence To Bypass Property Of Wealthy Bush Donor

Think Progress:

In October 2006, President Bush authorized the construction of a 700-mile border fence between the United States and Mexico. Now, however, the Department of Homeland Security's construction plans are facing opposition from Texans who object to the fence cutting through their property. The Washington Post reports on the hard line the Bush administration is taking with these protesting landowners....

...DHS has no problem pursuing elderly and struggling homeowners. In the small town of Granjeno (pop. 313), however, the border fence would, conveniently, "abruptly end" at the property owned by Dallas billionaire Ray L. Hunt.

It's not surprising that the administration would be hesitant to upset Hunt, who was a Bush-Cheney campaign "Pioneer" in 2000. More recently, Hunt "donated $35 million to Southern Methodist University to help build Bush's presidential library." In 2001, Bush appointed Hunt to his Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, granting him "a security clearance and access to classified intelligence."

Read the whole story: Think Progress

Comments

[iPolitics]

If you have photos of Lou Dobbs working on the fence please send them to HuffPost

[tililek]

What a difference a Buck makes for all those Bushies.

[helonias]

Money can't buy you love, but it will get you lots of other stuff you never thought of.

[Plowboy]

Don't fence me in!

Oh, I'm sorry. But a Bushman shouldn't suffer from Bushism. So back to Bing!

Don't fence ME in.

[iPolitics]

Once that fence goes up: no way any illegal immigrant get into the country. Ever.

[MsLiz]

Those illegals who want to return home will be stuck here.

[Birdman]

Keep telling yourself that, but it will not be true. for one they can tunnel for another they can hop on a plane and just stay. Or drive into the country and stay either way no fence will stop them.

[iPolitics]

It was sarcasm.

[ibsteve2u]

Is this typical, or what?

Go fight and die for America (unless you're a son or daughter of a wealthy Republican)!!

We'll protect America at all costs (unless it inconveniences a wealthy Republican)!!

Sheesh. These people have no shame.

[wndrwrthg]

Hey, wasn't he one of the hunt brothers that ran the silver scam some 20 yrs. ago. Hopefullly if the fence goes up everywhere else, people will funnel to that spot.

[bigdaddyvike]

WOW! You mean if you have friends in high places you can GET STUFF, (or not) from the Repuglicans? I'll bet you could even get your own department in charge of- say, security or emergency management if you were, say, a friend and equine event coordinator.

[EyeWantOneNation]

ALSO...the SAME Hunt that purchased oil rights from the Kuds in Iraq !!!!!

Destabilizing efforts in Iraq ???? Not if you're a friend of the Bush family !!!!

[EyeWantOneNation]

"KURDS"...not "kuds"...although it's not a bad mistake if you think about it !!!!

[Bushgirlsgonewild]

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This is nonsense, libtards!

Look at the plans for the building of the 'fence'.

In reality, we are going to build one huge-ass Walmart that will stretch along the entire U.S. and Mexican border.

Exactly at the point where that donater's property begins is where one of the store's back doors will be.

You people disgust me.

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[EyeWantOneNation]

You're funny....u­ninformed, but funny !!!

[Bushgirlsgonewild]

sacasm, my friend

[Felicty]

I would LOVE to hear Barack say:

That fence comes DOWN, and we will work to improve ties with Mexico.

Hillary will be scooping cones at the Dairy Queen shortly therafter.

[justmeinAz]

I'd like to see a class action suit against the government stop that idiotic fence, but I doubt it will happen. I wonder how they're compensating the people down there who are affected by this.

[JohnFromCensornati]

Not that I believe we should have a fence, but this is not surprising.
The RepubliCons are not interested in "security".
They are interested in predatory profits and winning elections.
"Security" is something they routinely ignore.
"Security" is something they routinely use to conjure fear and get votes.
Why do we need a fence only on the Mexican border?

[lldem]

This is nothing new. In Florida, where the mangroves are protected, only the rich republicans are allowed to cut them down. You see, laws are only for the lower classes and democrats.