Waste of money

Seven hundred miles of additional fencing along the U.S.-Mexican border is ludicrous and a fleecing of taxpayers. It is an act of racism and would be an ecological disaster. It will make crossing the border more difficult, not impossible: "Where there is a will, there is a way." What gives President Bush the right to waste our money on such a ricidulous endeavor? Those millions could be better spent on Katrina victims, the millions of hungry and homeless, the millions without health care, the millions who cannot afford necessary medications, to raise the minimum wage, for crime prevention, education, etc. The fence is for the purpose of keeping out people of color. If Bush is truly concerned about illegal immigration into the United States, then, in all fairness, he should have a fence erected along the U.S.-Canadian border, also. As far as a fence to keep out terrorists; some are already here and others come by plane. Some were born here and live among us. Remember Columbine, Ruby Ridge, Timothy McVeigh, Jeffrey Dahmer, Al Capone and the man who killed the Amish students? The history and foundation of the United States is wrought with terrorists and terrorism. Build a fence? Give me a break. Yvonne R Harris, Glassboro - Courier Post, November 15, 2006