Arizona Lawmakers Seek Private Donations For Border Fences
- Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:08pm by
Jessie Abrams
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It‘s the inaction of the federal government that’s pushing Arizona lawmakers to take the matter of immigration into their own hands.
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At least that‘s what State Senator Steve Smith said in an appearance on Greta Van Susteren’s show this week. He said the state is using a website to collect private donations from citizens across the United States to build a fence along the Mexico border line. The state is also accepting mail-in gifts.
Sen. Smith said the response has been “unbelievable.”
“In the first 24 hours alone when the site up we received donations from people from all 50 states across the country,” he told Van Susteren. He’s even more excited about the positive response from military men and women all over the world. For them to take the time to contribute, Sen. Smith said, means a lot.
Lawmakers launched the effort last month. Sen. Smith said it has already collected almost $200,000 to build fences all along the Arizona-Mexico border.
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He told Van Susteren the issue of immigration is an American issue, not a problem just for the Southwest. The nationwide support has made it clear many other people agree, he tells Van Susteren in the video below.
(h/t: Fox News)
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Comments (128)
Tiredwithit
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:32amI made a small donation.
Report Post »Jus-sayin
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:42amhave tools will travel
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:19amI made a donation months ago. Heres the address http://www.buildtheborderfence.com/azborder/index.xhtml
This must be a newer address because I could swear the total donations were higher when I donated
Report Post »Deb C
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:01amI donated as well. To do as Mz Secretary suggests would be a slap in the face of all the people that came here legally and worked hard for their citizenship.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 6:02amObama and the US Congress will just order those fences torn down as they are being build. Obama has already ordered Amnesty to the approval of the US Congress. Amnesty is more voters for Obama and more cheap labor for everyone. Amnesty means more crime and higher insurance premiums, a need for more cops, judges, and law enforcement workers. Build the fence but if the states refuse to post guards prepared to fire on Federal workers and marshals the fence will come down.
Report Post »teamarcheson
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 6:08amThe only fence that will stand is the fence around the FEMA camps where TEA people will be interned. American families will be packed into Conrail box car containers like Japs were during WWII. Showers anyone?
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:00amI’m in. I figure the money is more-useful than what I’ve donated to political candidates thusfar. At least I know the money is going toward a cause I believe in.
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:06amA donation to that cause speaks more than making a fence. Is shows the temperature of the US when it comes to controlling immigration. Hope they get a ba-zillion dollars!
Report Post »The Other Watcher
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:08pmI see all of the pictures of the Arizona fence. I watch the news and see all of these people climbing over what I assume is a border fence in Arizona. This makes me wonder where is the razor wire on the top of the fences? Our county jail is just up the street from where I live, it has razor wire on the fences to stop people from climbing over it. Why doesn’t Arizona do likewise? Maybe I’ve got things wrong. Could it be; if the wire was there then Americans couldn’t climb over the fence and go into Mexico. Or maybe Arizona isn’t that serious about keeping Mexicans from crossing into their state. I’m hoping someone can explain the reasoning here.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 1:58amI sent this to all my friends who may not read the Blaze so they can help too!!
Report Post »Ex_Masshole
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:50amI’m in!
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:25amI gave a 100.00 bucks to save America for my children , we all should give because our government ain t going to do **** but let the illegals run wild while we all pay for it
Report Post »one years food ration like glenn says
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:42am@ MIKENLEEDS: No need to say what you give or gave, you know what that makes you look like ?
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:16amDon’t just talk people send money$$$$ !!!
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:10amI laugh at that measly fence. I bet the number one people donating money to build that fence will be the Mexicans, because they know it will be so easy to cross it. Hahahhahahah
Report Post »jaffballs1
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 4:39pmwhere did the mexicans get that money ? our tax dollars thats where ! stop laughing one of these dirtbag illegals could kill you like the one up here in mass , even though he was arrested 3 different times !
Report Post »Skee
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:05amI will donate and I’ll give extra if my name can be signed on the fence with a large middle finger pointing at D.C. Under it would say “This one is for all of you”.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:27amWell, at least they are getting their fence – it is time to stop depending on DC – about time someone stopped doing it because those guys in Washington are too busy playing the game of politics to worry about their real job! They don’t listen to us – so we vote them out and do things ourselves. http://wp.me/pYLB7-1Ai
Report Post »tmplarnite
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:55pmHere’s and idea subtract the cost of the fence, schools, health costs prisons and any other services from the monies the Feds tax and/or deducted form paychecks. Slap a duty on any mexican truck or vehicle that comes into the state…and send a bill to the Mexican government for every illegal. If an illegal is caught confiscate ALL of their worldly goods and sell them for fence money. Any money sent to Mexico should be taxed at 50% before or while it is wired if and when it leaves the country. No welfare if hey get it jail the ones who give it to them. Sue the Feds for reimbursments…if they bitch start taxing the Feds property heavily!!!
Report Post »reality based lifeform
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 7:25amillegal immigrants seem to be pretty good at cement work so how about when captured they are forced labor to help build the wall to keep others out .
Report Post »yanki161
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:50pmMy Fellow Beck-Heads,
Report Post »Our number and passion could build this fence. You know our power: how much we raised on 8/28 and on every book Glenn mentions. Just a little from each of us could do it. As he has said, it IS up to us. Shhh… No more writing. Go donate! LET’S DO THIS!!
givemelibertyorgivemedeath
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 10:31amI couldn’t agree more! I wish that we could send busloads of Americans down to AZ to volunteer to help build this fence. Think of how great that would be–how amazing to have so many true American patriots together in one place with the same common goal–THAT would send a message to Mexico!
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 11:10amImagining Patriots banding together to help build the fence is a glorious vision! Hope they incorporate that idea. We need to find a way to suggest this to AZ.
Report Post »sweetgold
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:48pmI hope Eric Holder doesn’t here about this. He doesn’t seem to mind suing anybody at anytime and Arizona appears to be his favorite target. They must be doing things right to get his almost undivided attention.
Report Post »honorary
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 1:13amWhy don’t we just shove Eric Holder across the fence and tell the Mexican to keep him there.
Report Post »Thombob
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:26pmI think Mexico should be a good neighbor and pay for half the fence. Mexico should also get a bill for all the damage their people cause in our country. If your neighbors dog gets in your yard and tears up your landscaping you would ask your neighbor to pay for the damages. I think Mexico should pay for half the fence and get a bill for all the damage their citizens have done in our country.
Report Post »LOLReally
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:24pmlandmines would work better than any fence.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:36pmAnd in the case for the terrorists who are crossing the borders of my home state, have packs of feral boars and javalinas who lust for human blood handy as well.
Report Post »squeaker
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:15amLOLREALLY: “landmines would work better than any fence.”
That’s what I was thinking…
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:55am@LOLReally
Report Post »Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:24pm
landmines would work better than any fence
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But Princess Di would come back to haunt you over them.
Besides, that doesn’t exactly sound like “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Remember the foolish college kids being tried in Iran as spies, because they went out hiking in Kurdistan and didn’t know where the border is. At least a fence can be seen!
Navysquid
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 3:53amMILMOM,
Report Post »Having served in Iraq (I’m now in AFG) during the last six years, those LIB hikers were warned by the Peshmerga (Kurdish Army) not to go hiking in that area and they disregarded the warning as all LIBS are all-knowing in everything they do. Well, now we know the result of that great thinking! Besides who goes “hiking” in a war zone?? It wasted valuable assets and time for us to go look for them in the beginning.
As far as the fence, being an Arizonan, I am all for it and we need to also use our military capabilities of UAV’s, camera’s, etc to keep illegals out of our state which is draining our resources in our great state. Please support Gov Brewer and Sheriff Joe as they seem to be some of the few that truly want to keep our country safe and ENFORCE the laws.
Charles O
Posted on August 28, 2011 at 10:38pmBouncing Betty type are the best they come up out of the ground about two to three feet and have a kill radius of 25 feet.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:23pmAn idea who’s time has come!
Report Post »cassandra
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:19pmas usual We the people have to handle this situation our government is a taker and we the people are makers after the fence is built we need to sweep our cities and deport all illegals they are doing nothing but draining our country from the entitlements they recieve, the gravy train has to stop
Report Post »ezeewhiz
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:08pmYou think Warren Buffett would like to donate $5 Billion to really help out some Americans?
Report Post »HumbleMan
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 8:57amGreat Idea! But I also like the land-mine theory. It would also help when the Chinese show up at that border.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:08pmProbably the ONLY way they will get any control over that border. So sad.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:35pmIndeed, the feds refuse to do anything to stop the drug smugglers, illegal immigrants, terrorists and just about anyone who wishes to come across; after all look at the “Fast and Furious” farce of a fiasco they did as well, passing arms to known gangs of thugs and terrorists (narco terrorists) in the face of the lies told to the Mexican government.
For some reason the administration only wants terrorists to be the lawful citizens of the land who are on the conservative side. And yes, we know the reasons, his hatered for the country is only outdone by the levels of treason he has committed.
Report Post »Mr Sanders
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:54pmLets place a bunch of sunflower solar arrays along there too…. about 500ft away and electrify it? We can take the array’s not placed in Washington DC and use them there; just pay for trucking! Either you get the hint from a shock – or a really bad sunburn.
CAPITALIST THOUGHT: Coppertone ought to set up a factory & shops on the other side of the border with 1Million Sunblock & Aloe Vera, kiosk’s every half mile? Earth 2 O Water Co. ought to partner with them?
THINKING MINERAL DEPOSITS: What about a very long strip mine? Can’t mine anywhere else. Traverse that ditch!? I‘m sure there’s value in that rock stratum…. isn’t there?
Just think out of the box! ;-)
I‘m near the Canadian border but I’m in!!!!! So long as it goes, dollar-for-dollar, to its construction, or at least 90%!! WE NEED THIS FIRST COMPLETE STEP… from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean!!
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:05pmI’m all over this. Just sent my donation!
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:45pmSeems easy to climb over or just bash down to me. That’s not wood is it? Jesus that would be easy to burn down.
Report Post »911Patriot
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:40pmBuild it and they won’t come…
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:38pmIf the border patrol were allowed to shoot the invaders on sight we might be able to save the republic.It’s never going to be allowed but when things get real bad,you never know maybe the government might be forced to protect our borders.
Report Post »vehoae
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:30pmWell, at least Sherrif Arpaio’s posse can set that example over in Maricopa County!! We need more lawmen like Arpaio and Buford Pusser (may God rest his soul). My question right now is why are people all around the world attacking law men and military personnel? People shouldn’t be at all surprised to see this taking a toll on lawmen and military personnel – making them more “antsy”, and quick to protect themselves. Well they should. Makes me wonder what is going to happen when the current President orders Nationwide Martial Law. In my perspective, he’s been working toward that very thing since being elected President by the Electoral College.
Report Post »ruffnex
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 12:49pmAmen to that!
Report Post »igetit
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:37pmIm making a donation! Screw the government. Let’s just suck it up and make it happen.
Report Post »pattybbb1
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:51pmI saw the interview on TV. Sent my donation in this morning! http://www.buildtheborderfence.com
Report Post »lonewolf57
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 1:55amJust did.Thanks for the link!
Report Post »godamajin
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 3:43amGood Job on referencing the link….I donated around the beginning….Was wondering why the link wasn’t reported in the article or any mention of the website. Getting the word out will bring a lot more than $200,000…
Report Post »db321
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:33pmNice Fence the Media never showed these photo.
Report Post »Fina Biscotti
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:18pmArizona State Rep. Steve Smith stated – BETA FENCE company offered to help with building the border fence in Arizona.
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Report Post »http://www.buildtheborderfence.com
poverty.sucks
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:17pmWhat is the status of the Government sponsored boder fence south of Mexico?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 10:17pmMaybe the white house could house a couple of hundred of the ILLEGAL ALIENS and see how much they enjoy it.
Report Post »mr.goodvibe
Posted on August 26, 2011 at 11:22pmMoochelle would have them working 20 hour days and eating veggies with no salt or butter with only water to drink. They would be turning South rapido.
Report Post »crackerone
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 9:02amOne of them could get a full time job, as B.O.’s caddy.
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