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05/10/2008: "Border fence is a "racist thing," says Brownsville mayor"
Colorado Rep. Tom Tancredo, one of the architects of the border wall project between Mexico and Texas, drew boos from residents in Brownsville, Texas, at a public meeting on the subject this week.
"If you don't like the fence... between the city and Mexico, I suggest that you build the fence around the northern part of the city," fired off Tancredo when opponents to the fence made their displeasure heard at the meeting.
Brownsville Mayor Pat Ahumada called the Congressman a bigot, and said that the border wall project was a "racist thing."
"They're afraid of us Mexicans taking over politically, I think," he said in a television interview.
[ It is fair to say there is fear of Mexicans taking over yes. ]
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/laplaza/2008/05/border-fence-is.html