May 27, 2007

Bill Richardson Lied about the Border Fence

Speaking on Meet the Press, New Mexico governor and Democratic presidential contender Bill Richardson lied about the border fence:

MR. RUSSERT: The wall hasn't worked?

GOV. RICHARDSON: No, it hasn't worked.

MR. RUSSERT: Anywhere along the border, the fence hasn't worked.

GOV. RICHARDSON: It hasn't worked. What has worked is more border patrols. What has worked is some National Guardsmen. What has worked is some technology. It's made the program better. But, Tim, we got to talk to Mexico, our friend, get them to do more...

Now, let's turn to NPR from April 2006:

Today, Henry is assistant chief of the Border Patrol's San Diego sector. He says apprehensions here are down 95 percent, from 100,000 a year to 5,000 a year, largely because the single strand of cable marking the border was replaced by double -- and in some places, triple -- fencing.

Obviously, the border fence has worked in that area, and Richardson lied.

And, of course, the idea that Mexico is a "friend" is ludicrous.

Here's the video of him making these claims:

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Posted to Politics at May 27, 2007 01:26 PM

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