Two Stories on the Border Fence

Duncan Hunter Confirms San Diego Fence Project Not Impacted By Funding Shortfall

http://www.borderfirereport.net/latest/duncan-hunter-confims-san-diego-fence-project-not-impacted-by-funding-shortfall.html

Completion of fence along U.S.—Mexico border hinges on Congress approving the transfer of $400 million in existing infrastructure and technology funding

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) today commended the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposal to reprogram available border infrastructure and technology funding for the completion of physical fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border. Congressman Hunter also received confirmation from DHS that such action, if approved by Congressional Appropriations Committees, will not impede the fence construction project at “Smugglers Gulch” in San Diego, California.

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First US-Mex fence: fewer migrants, more violence

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hPulqF-QQPIlqKM7g7tqYL4shHFgD935VJNG0

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — There is a moment each evening, as the sun melts into the Pacific, when Colonia Libertad is at peace....

But that's not to say the sections of fence that have been built haven't been successful. The barriers, combined with high-tech security measures such as surveillance cameras and ground sensors, have made getting into the U.S. extremely difficult. And as security has increased in recent years, the number of people trying to cross has fallen dramatically.

The downside, residents on both sides say, is that the border has become a violent battleground, shattering a shared American and Mexican history that is blind to things such as fences and borders.

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