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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whatever happened to the Secure Fence Act of 2006 under Bush?

https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026-1.html

[quote]"This bill will help protect the American people. This bill will make our borders more secure. It is an important step toward immigration reform."

- President George W. Bush, 10/26/06[/quote]

yes, a fence
But the act included multiple components to keep the border secure.  I don't remember hearing people complain about the points below:

[quote]More than doubled funding for border security - from $4.6 billion in 2001 to $10.4 billion this year;
Increased the number of Border Patrol agents from about 9,000 to more than 12,000 - and by the end of 2008, we will have doubled the number of Border Patrol agents since the President took office;
Deployed thousands of National Guard members to assist the Border Patrol;
Upgraded technology at our borders and added infrastructure, including new fencing and vehicle barriers;
Apprehended and sent home more than 6 million people entering America illegally; and
We are adding thousands of new beds in our detention facilities, so we can continue working to end "catch and release" at our Southern border.[/quote]

And you can thank Hillary and Barack for supporting this initiative. In other words, none of this is new. But I wonder how old many of you posters are b/c you can't seem to connect the dots going back in time.

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Please explain how this compares to Trump’s proposal.

( :lol: )

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