Schwarzenegger says relying on border wall 'ludicrous'

[Kadie]

Schwarzenegger says relying on border wall 'ludicrous'
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP Political Writer

Sunday, April 23, 2006



(04-23) 15:17 PDT Los Angeles (AP) --


Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday said that building a 700-mile wall along the border with Mexico to deter illegal immigration would amount to "going back to the Stone ages," and urged the federal government to use high-tech gear and more patrols to secure the nation's southern boundary.


"We are landing men on the moon and in outer space using all these great things. I think that other technology really can secure the borders," the Republican governor said in an interview on ABC's "This Week."


"If I say now, 'Yes, let's build the wall,' what would prevent you from building a tunnel? How many tunnels have been built in these last 10 years? I mean, we've detected tunnels left and right that people can drive trucks through," he added.


The comments were Schwarzenegger's most detailed to date on the border wall proposal, which was included in legislation enacted in the U.S. House of Representatives. Schwarzenegger has said previously that fences might be appropriate in some areas, but raised doubts about the effectiveness of a wall snaking along the border.


Speaking on ABC, the governor said, "I think that it will be ludicrous to limit yourself to just building a wall. We're going back to the Stone ages here."

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[marmar]

1. "We're going back to the Stone ages here."

Then Conan the Governor ought to feel right at home....
Seems like Ahhnold is trying to soften up and sound all moderate pre-election.

[Booster]

2. Even Arnold knows bullshit when he sees it. I give him credit for

this call - it's a stupid & expensive (think Halliburton) idea and it won't work.

[hlthe2b]

3. Yeah... I was going to make a smart aleck remark about....

how the Mexicans would just start using illegal steroids, pumping iron, and invade our borders as "Body Builder-Action Heros," but what the hey....:eyes:

Even Aaahnold can be right, once in a while...

[lostexpectation]

4. tunnels you can drive through?

really?

[northofdenali]

5. I think Maria may be getting to him.

(a) He's pissed about the levee thing -
(b) He's speaking up about the wall....

What? A possible moderate in the making? Maria is threatening to sell his motorcycles?