Arizona launches site to net cash for border fence

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Source: Associated Press

PHOENIX — Arizona launched a website Wednesday to accept donations to pay for fencing along the Mexico border, and a supporter says the $3.8 million people donated to defend the state’s 2010 immigration enforcement law could be just a taste of what to expect.

Gov. Jan Brewer’s legal-defense site for the law known as SB1070 raised money for “an intangible service — you’re paying for a lawyer,” said state Sen. Steve Smith. “This, you can taste and smell what you’re getting — you’re paying for a secure border.”

The launch of buildtheborderfence.com was keyed to Wednesday being the date most new laws passed during the Legislature’s 2011 regular session go into effect.

Smith, who sponsored the legislation authorizing the fence project, said Tuesday that his initial goal is $50 million.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/arizona-launches-site-to-net-cash-for-border-fence/2011/07/20/gIQAzvi1PI_story.html

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