Opponent of border wall begins 200-mile protest

[struggle4progress]

Innkeeper feels the viewpoint of South Texans is disregarded, so far

By JAMES PINKERTON
Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle

LAREDO - ... And with little fanfare or planning, Johnson-Castro began a quixotic trek from Laredo to Brownsville. During the next 15 days or so, he's hoping to rally border residents and topple Washington's plans to erect a controversial security fence along 700 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border.

"This is my personal expression against an idea that is as ugly as a wall," said Johnston-Castro, as he walked south on Chihuahua Street toward Laredo's city limits. "Think of how we rejoiced when the Berlin Wall came down. It separated families ...

"We cannot allow the ruling class to come into our community and divide us," he said. "My appeal is 'Walk with me a mile if you oppose the fence.'

" 'If you're opposed to the insult to our neighbors across the river, walk a mile.' " ...

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[LetsThink]

1. Beautiful..... beautiful. Why not propose some solution to ......

....... the immigration situations? For instance, one could begin providing information, family planning assistance (as requested), micro business / cottage industry training and micro loans to women in the poorer regions of Mexico. If the standard of living is raised in those areas the pressure to migrate to US border areas will lessen.....

And, we'd be doing nice things with all that money otherwise used to build a useless fence (people will just go around). Why not be a good neighbor and help our southern neighbor out?