Texas to Install Border Patrol Web Cameras |
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Alicia A. Caldwell (ap@telecom-digest.org) Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:20:44 -0500
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By ALICIA A. CALDWELL, Associated Press Writer
The governor of Texas wants to turn all the world into a virtual
Rick Perry has announced a $5 million plan to install hundreds of
"I look at this as not different from the neighborhood watches we have
Some say it is a dangerous idea and a waste of money.
"This is just one of those half-baked ideas that people dream up to
The plan marks a political about-face for Perry, a Republican seeking
This week, he said cuts in federal homeland security funding, a rise
Under the plan, announced on the eve of the state GOP convention,
Viewers would be able to call day or night to report anything that
The governor plans to pay for it all with grant money the state already has,
The Border Patrol already has lots of its own surveillance cameras
Agency officials did not immediately return calls for comment
Luis Figueroa, an attorney with the Mexican American Legal Defense and
"This leaves the door open to anyone who has a vindictive state of
Harrington said letting the public watch what is essentially a law
And T.J. Bonner, president of the union that represents nearly all
"At first blush, it sounds like just another crazy idea that is going
Bonner said it won't take smugglers long to figure out where the
Connie Hair, a spokeswoman for the Minuteman organization, which
But the governor said it will be hard to know where the cameras are
Associated Press writer April Castro in Austin contributed to this report.
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.
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