From the Sierra Vista Herald:
SIERRA VISTA -The issues facing Congressional District 8 have changed, and U.S. Rep. Jim Kolbe is no longer the man to represent the critical area that includes much of Arizona's border with Mexico, said Randy Graf.
As Kolbe's Republican primary opponent, Graf, currently an Arizona legislator and leader in the state House of Representatives, said although Kolbe has served the district for 20 years he is out of touch with his constituents and issues...
Graf said Kolbe is so out of touch with his constituents he has even "abandoned Cochise County."
It is ironic that the congressman has scheduled five town halls this month and not one of them is in Cochise County, Graf said...
...Graf said one of the main issues he will dedicate himself to is protecting the border from the influx of illegal immigrants.
He said he believes the military can be put on the border but it will not require the use of tanks, landmines and M-16s.
Rather the military will bring technology to help the U.S. Border Patrol do its job better by using systems to locate illegal intruders, Graf said.
He estimated that between 5,000 and 10,000 members of the military would suffice to provide assistance along both borders - with Mexico and Canada...
Immigration2003 · Sat, 07/10/2004 - 08:58 · · Importance: 1
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Comments
What is wrong with using land-mines against illegal aliens committing aggression on the border line? Hitler was an illegal alien; if he had stepped on a mine, he would have been killed in 1914. There is around a hundred-fold difference in average incomes on either side of the DMZ in Korea, but no one tries to cross it, they all go by way of China.
Posted by: John S Bolton at Jul 11, 2004 12:46 AM