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Secure Fence Act of 2006 (view source)
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'''The Secure the Fence Act of 2006'''(HR 6061 PCS) was a bill passed by the [[109th Congress]] and signed by the President [[George W. Bush]] in an attempt to secure the [[United States]]' southern border through physical means.
The act included the following provisions:<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026-1.html</ref>
*Authorizes the construction of hundreds of miles of additional fencing along our Southern border;
* Authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and lighting to help prevent people from entering our country illegally;
* Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce our infrastructure at the border.
Although the Act was passed and signed into law in October 2006, [[Democrat]]s and [[Washington, D.C.]] lawmakers have delayed the construction process. Eighteen months after the act was passed only fifteen miles of fence was constructed along the southern border with [[Mexico]].<ref> http://www.americanpatrol.com/07-FEATURES/070826-FENCE-FIBS-EXPOSED/070826-AsISeeItGS_.html</reF>
==External Links==
[http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/immigration/securefenceact2006.html Full Text of the Secure the Fence Act of 2006]
==References==
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The act included the following provisions:<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061026-1.html</ref>
*Authorizes the construction of hundreds of miles of additional fencing along our Southern border;
* Authorizes more vehicle barriers, checkpoints, and lighting to help prevent people from entering our country illegally;
* Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to increase the use of advanced technology like cameras, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles to reinforce our infrastructure at the border.
Although the Act was passed and signed into law in October 2006, [[Democrat]]s and [[Washington, D.C.]] lawmakers have delayed the construction process. Eighteen months after the act was passed only fifteen miles of fence was constructed along the southern border with [[Mexico]].<ref> http://www.americanpatrol.com/07-FEATURES/070826-FENCE-FIBS-EXPOSED/070826-AsISeeItGS_.html</reF>
==External Links==
[http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/immigration/securefenceact2006.html Full Text of the Secure the Fence Act of 2006]
==References==
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