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Locals Oppose Towers Along Border

Posted by: Nate Berg

2 May 2007 - 10:00am

This report from NPR details local opposition to a Department of Homeland Security plan to erect watch towers along the Arizona-Mexico border.

"The Department of Homeland Security is installing nine high-tech towers as part of the first section of its Secure Border Initiative Network along a 28-mile stretch near the Arizona-Mexico border. Residents of Arivaca, Ariz., are not happy. They say the radar-and-camera setups not only will be eyesores, but also will rob them of their privacy."

Full Story: Border Town Residents Fight New Towers
Source: NPR, May 1, 2007
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