Quote of the Day: “Another Brick in the Wall?” take two

If Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff “is determined to build a wall. I wish Mr. Chertoff would build a wall around his house,” Ahumada said. “We don’t want this wall.”

--Brownsville, Texas Mayor Pat Ahumada gives his opinion on the “virtual fence” to be built along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Ahumada is one of many border politicians unhappy with plans to build the fence; McAllen, Texas Chamber of Commerce president Steve Ahlenius gave a similarly-worded opinion a few months ago.

Image- MSNBC (“California National Guard soldiers water down areas excavated for construction of a border fence in May in the Russian Hill area adjacent to the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego”)

Sources- MSNBC, The Latin Americanist