The federal goverment is getting ready to construct the border fence, and some of the land it will be building on belongs to Cameron County and the city of Brownsville.  This puts local politicians in a precarious position.  Will they refuse to cooperate with DHS to show their disapproval?  Nearly all commissioners, city and county, have spoken out against the fence. 

The question of how local politicians should respond to DHS’ advances became an issue earlier this year,  adding to existing tension on the City Commission. 

Both commissions continue to deal with the topic of the fence, which is inevitably raised at monthly meetings.  At yesterday’s county meeting, commissioners chose not to join a federal lawsuit against Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. 

At the city meeting, a commissioner mentioned that he had discussed the possibility of alternatives to the fence with DHS officials.   The specifics of these alternatives weren’t discussed, and the commissioners were hesitant to say much “before we see anything in writing.” 

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