Just caught this review by State Rep. Aaron Pena! He was a great guy, had no idea he wrote this until now.
"I recommend it to all taxpayers"
The director of the movie, "The Wall", Ricardo A. Martinez, was surprised by the full house reception by so many from the Valley to his "small budget" documentary about the border wall. I greeted him and complimented him on his work. I was pleasantly surprised by the humble nature of Mr. Martinez and was struck at how grateful he was that a public official attended his premiere.
I told him that the honor was mine and that he was doing a great service to all our constituents on the border (and for that matter all Americans) for exposing the misguided and wasteful structure that these difficult times and shortsighted politicians have saddled us with.
I make these statements as a "law and order" moderate/conservative who has spoken out against the rise of drugs and drug violence along the border - long before it was fashionable to do so. After any reasonable cost-benefit analysis of this issue makes it is readily apparent that the costs far outweigh the benefits when it comes to the wall's construction and maintenance. Lastly the wall fails to address the fundamental issues causing our country's immigration problem.
Read the full review here:
http://www.acapitolblog.com/2009/07/wall-powerful-indictment.html
