Demolition of Friendship Park at US Mexico Border - Jan 7th

The department of homeland security has hired Kiewit construction to work feverishly these last couple weeks of the Bush Admin to finish the triple fence at the San Diego/Tijuana border. This is the last portion, friendship park, only spot along the entire US/Mex border that is designated for bi-national friendship. It was designated by in 1971 by then, first lady Patricia Nixon, as Friendship Park in which she famously announced her hope that some day there wouldn't be any fences between our nations. The plan, now, is to put up a 15 ft wall that will completely seal off any access to the Monument and area of friendship where people can get to know each other and make friends through the fence. What you see in this clip is the demolition of the pathways that lead to Friendship Circle and Monument in order to make way for a 150 ft wide corridor that is part of a triple barrier project in the last 3.5 miles that was given way by a waiver of over 35 laws by the department of homeland security.

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• amistad
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• Border Patrol
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• division
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• construction
• Friendship park
• Border Field State Park

[namtaw]

Yes, that's right. The chainlink fence is marking where they are planning on putting in a 15 ft wall

[GringoHunter]

How sad! i remember as a kid been able to go play baseball and having a good time at that park and it was patrolled by the U.S. Border patrol to make sure no one would go further in to the U.S. it was a nice place,now there building a 15ft fence! No were on earth has a wall worked to keep people from staying inside a country or getting out of one,so sad...Show me a 15ft wall and i will show you a 16ft latter....

[glazierEd]

Good, My friend dont break in to my house, move in and raid my refridgerator. they wait to be invited, and then leave when asked.

[greenteen85]

So much for friendship

[nightfrog65]

The drug and illegal immigration problems at the border warrant the wall and other measures. It's partially our fault for buying the drugs, but the drug cartels are ruthless criminals.

Liberals will call our policies inhumane until one of their relatives get shot by drug cartels/gangs in San Diego or they have to wait 5 hours in line at the emergency room because illegals without health care are receiving "free" services with costs passed onto US taxpayers.

[colinstienke]

putt the 20 foot wall.hell ya

[4uafa]

I'm sure this will fix the problem. If not they could build a 1 mile high fence. Walls are not the answer people!

[cihuatateo]

This is disheartening! I can't watch anymore of this video. ABAJO CON EL MURO!

[AMIKEMA]

Just to clarify, the chainlink is NOT the current fence. It's just a temporay fence the construction company is using during the demolition.

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