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S. 1236, The Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2011 (2 comments ↓ | 5 wiki edits)
- This item is from the 112th Congress (2011-2012) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
S. 1236 would reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border tunnels.
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Lanie
January 12, 2012, 8:30pm (report abuse)The underlying intent is sound but even if more illegal alien criminals were captured and their tunnels between Mexico and the U.S. were closed up, they would just build more. And assessing them fines is ridiculous. Where are they going to get the money from, the U.S. taxpayer?
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January 20, 2012, 9:50am (report abuse)BLOCK OFF BOTH ENDS OF THE TUNNEL THEY WONT BUILD IT AGAIN UNLESS THE DIG OUT.TO FINANCE THIS BILL CUT OFF FORIEGN AID TO COUNTRIES LIKE RUSSIA CHINA IRAN EGYPT JORDAN AND THE LIST GOS ON ,AMERICA THE PIGGY BANK OF THE WORLD,IF THATS NOT ENOUGH SHUT DOWN THE UNITED NATIONS WHICH WE ALMOST ENTIRELY SUPPORT BUT HAVE NO SAY SO>
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