Re: This also helps explain why America is being flooded with Mexican and South American illegal immigrants. It provides coverage for the Middle-Eastern type Israelis as they scout out their next targets.
LOL... you WAG! Let me rephrase it... more seriously:
This also helps explain why America is being flooded with Mexican and South American illegal immigrants. It provides more pork barrel to Israel's military-security business. Clue:
House votes to toughen Mexico border security
By Rachel L. Swarns The New York Times
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2005
WASHINGTON House Republicans have voted to toughen a border security bill by requiring the Department of Homeland Security to build fences along the U.S. border with Mexico to block the flow of illegal immigrants and drugs into this country.
The amendment to the bill would require the construction of a total of 698 miles, or 1,123 kilometers, of fences along stretches of land in California, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona that have been deemed among the most porous corridors of the border.
The vote Thursday on the amendment was a victory for conservatives who have long sought to build fences along the Mexican border. The vote was sharply assailed by Democrats, who compared the fences to the Berlin Wall in Germany during the Cold War. Twelve Republicans also voted against the amendment.
Representative David Dreier, Republican of California, hailed the fences as a necessary tool to ensure border security.
Construction of the barriers would include two layers of reinforced fencing, cameras, lighting and sensors near Calexico, California; Columbus, New Mexico; and El Paso, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Laredo and Brownsville in Texas.
The border security bill, which cracks down on illegal immigration and now mandates the construction of the fences, was expected to get final House approval Friday.
"Border fences are a security tool with proven results," Dreier said. "This amendment allows us to target our federal resources where they are needed most: five specific border crossings with the highest number of immigrant deaths, instances of drug smuggling and illegal crossings."
The vote on the amendment came on a day when the tough border security bill survived an unexpected tactical challenge from several Republicans. The bill was criticized by some moderates because it does not grant millions of undocumented workers the right to work temporarily in the United States and by some conservatives who argued that the measure was not tough enough.
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And guess who's gonna build the high-tech fence????? YOU GUESSED IT:
Israel's Security Fence
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Tenders
According to the Israeli law tenders for infrastructure works were publicly published with a high rate of response from approved contractors.
The route was divided into sub sections allocating each winning contractor to one or more lots according to his proven performance. In case of failure to comply with the requirements listing strict time table and number of engineering equipment on spot, the contractor was replaced by other “stand by” contractors as part of the tender provisions. Today, 22 infrastructure contractors take part in the infrastructure stage (digging, filling, paving asphalt patrol road etc).
Intrusion detection fence
Three Israeli companies are approved by the IDF to provide intrusion detection fence, having passed its technical requirements through an extensive two year on site experiment. Of these three companies, Magal Security Systems won the contract for the central section (Salem towards Elkana) and Elbit Systems together with the American company, Detektion, won the contract for the northern and southern sections of Jerusalem.
Observation Systems
Procurement of the various observation systems, required by the IDF with varying performance requirements (range, all weather, day/night) was handled according to the MOD’s procurement regulations.
These include Ortek's, Elbit Systems Ltd. subsidiary, electro optical cameras, IAI's Tamam Division, Plug-in Optronic Payload-POP, Controp's electro optical scanning radar (Spider), and others. Advanced technological systems including Video Motion Detection systems are under consideration and the procurement of tactical aerostats is in progress.
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