But its not just a fence apparently.

ILLEGALS GET RECORD BOOT

    mmigration officials booted a record 187,000 illegal aliens from the country last year while stepping up patrols on the border, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff announced yesterday.

    Chertoff boasted that the feds had deported 2,300 violent gang members this year and more than 3,700 over two years.

    Chertoff also claimed a "significant turnaround" on the border. This year, about 1 million people were caught trying to enter the United States illegally, about 100,000 less than last year.

    He said the drop proved that the feds' enforcement was having a "deterrent effect."


I thought this was also interesting because it reminded me of something I think we all often forget. Not all the illegal immigrants are here to work honest jobs. Some are here to commit violent criminal acts.