Ariz. seeking donations to build border fence

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Ariz. seeking donations to build border fence
Cash-strapped state’s plan would use web marketing
Today's News-Herald
Published Sunday, May 8, 2011 10:07 PM MST
Associated Press

PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers want more fence along the border with Mexico — whether the federal government thinks it's necessary or not.

They've got a plan that could get a project started using online donations and prison labor. If they get enough money, all they would have to do is get cooperation from landowners and construction could begin as soon as this year.

Gov. Jan Brewer recently signed a bill that sets the state on a course that begins with launching a website to raise money for the work, said state Sen. Steve Smith, the bill's sponsor.

"We're going to build this site as fast as we can, and promote it, and market the heck out of it," said Smith, a first-term Republican senator from Maricopa.






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