BORDER CONTROL

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Iceman: I think you're wrong. The problems in Iraq will overshadow the border control issue in the upcoming election. Republicans and Democrats are so fed up with the war in Iraq that the election will turn out to be a referendum on Iraq much like the past Congressional election. Besides, border control proponents like Tancredo and Gingrich will never win a general election unless we have another 911. The memory of 911 has almost faded completely from the short term memory of Americans. Thus there is no urgency to control the borders. Bush had the political capital to build the "Great Wall" along the Mexico/US border after 911 and he blew it. Border control propenents are villified as xenophobes.