Bush signs bill authorizing fencing on Mexico border
(26 Oct 2006) Washington, DC - 26 October 2006 1. US President George W Bush walks into bill signing ceremony 2. Cutaway of media 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President: "Ours is a nation of immigrants. We're also a nation of law. Unfortunately, the United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and, therefore, illegal immigration has been on the rise. We have a responsibility to address these challenges. We have a responsibility to enforce our laws. We have a responsibility to secure our borders. We take this responsibility seriously." 4. Cutaway of media 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President: "This bill will help protect the American people. This bill will make our borders more secure. It is an important step toward immigration reform." 6. Cutaway of media 7. Bush walks over to signing table, signs bill, stands as audience applauds Columbus, New Mexico - 23 October 2006 8. Helicopter flying over New Mexico-Mexico border 9. Sign reading "Mexico Border 1/2 Mile" 10. Border Patrol officer walking near border, border patrol vehicle in foreground 11. Long shot of vehicles near border 12. Police cars driving along road near border 13. Mexico flag flying 14. Pan of campaign signs of candidates for sheriff 15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Clare May, Sheriff Candidate, Luna County, New Mexico: "This is my country, this is my home. That is Mexico, and that's their country and their home." 16. Various shots of National Guard tanks along US-Mexico border 17. Cars at border-crossing checkpoint 18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Raymond Cobos, Sheriff Candidate, Luna County, New Mexico: "We're getting groups of thirty and forty people coming across..." 19. Walking shot of Cobos 20. Shot of sign at Mexico border 21. SOUNDBITE: (English) Raymond Cobos, Sheriff Candidate, Luna County, New Mexico: (Part overlaid by following shot) "It's like drugs - if there's no market for them there's no reason for them to come over. We don't have people smuggling rocks into the United States, we don't have people smuggling dead bodies into the United States, but we do have people coming in here for jobs, jobs that are not available for them in their home towns." 22. Various pre-dawn shots of two Mexican illegal immigrants walking across border 23. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Illegal Mexican Immigrant, (no name given): "There's not much work in Mexico..." 24. Various of same man being arrested a few hours later by border control 25. Sunrise over Luna County, New Mexico 26. Rancher looking through his binoculars towards the border 27. Various shots of others looking through binoculars towards border 28. Border control putting arrested illegal immigrants in truck STORYLINE: Hoping to give Republican candidates a pre-election platform for asserting they're tough on illegal immigration, US President George W Bush signed a bill on Thursday authorising 700 miles (1,126 kilometres) of new fencing along the US-Mexico border. At a White House signing ceremony, Bush said the "United States has not been in complete control of its borders for decades and...illegal immigration has been on the rise." He said lawmakers "have a responsibility to enforce" US laws and borders. And he said that responsibility needs to be taken seriously. The measure Bush put into law on Thursday authorises the fence - which would cover one-third of the 2,100 mile (3,380 kilometre) border - but offers no money for the project. The money also can be used for access roads, vehicle barriers, high-tech equipment and other tools to secure the border. They'll be sent back to Mexico within days. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
