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Who is Duncan Hunter? That is a very good question. For starters, let's call him Congressman Duncan Hunter. And just in case you didn't know it, he is running for President of The United States of America. Yes, that's right, Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) is running against the likes of the Huckster, Mitt, and Fred. Let me share with you real quick how I come to know Congressman Duncan Hunter.



I was born and raised in the Dallas Texas area. In February of 2004, I moved to Louisville Kentucky and stayed there almost 3 years to the day. I returned in February of 2007. Upon return, I did not recognize the city of Dallas. AT ALL! My grandfather lives in a suburb of Dallas, a city called Irving Texas. As I was driving through Irving, I noticed that a lot of the stores that I used to go to as a kid had closed or are now business that only serve the Mexican community. All the advertising signs outside of the stores are all in Spanish. Most of the billboards are in Spanish. Even the marquis outside of the schools that have been in Irving for many many years have announcements on them in Spanish. Wondering what was going on, after just a few weeks back in Texas, I had had enough. I wrote my State Representative. Rep. Betty Brown. I explained to her that I had been away for 3 years and upon my return, I was shocked to see how many illegal immigrants had moved into the Dallas area. I ended my letter with a question. My question to her was to tell me in her opinion, who, out of all of the candidates, had the toughest stance on illegal immigration. Her answer? Congressman Duncan Hunter. I have to say, Rep. Betty Brown changed my life. It was with that answer, I immediately went to work to find out who this Congressman Duncan Hunter was. I had never heard of him.



The first thing I did was "Google" him. There I found http://www.gohunter08.com/ the official web site of the Congressman. Once there, I clicked on " Core Principles ". Take a minute to repeat that to yourself. Core Principles. Doesn't that just have an awesome ring to it? Under "Core Principles", Congressman Duncan Hunter explained to me his views on things such as Right to Life Amendment, Philosophy of Judicial Appointments, Marriage, Parental Rights, Hate Crimes, First Amendment, Second Amendment, Taxes, Balanced Budget. On and on the list goes. All explaining his "Core Principles". Toward the very end of the list was the very thing I was looking for, "Illegal Immigration". The cool thing about all of this, I wanted to know how he felt about Illegal Immigration. All of the other things really didn't matter. So I thought. I think Congressman Duncan Hunter's web site is set up that way on purpose. He doesn't want to be thought of as a "one topic candidate" and that topic is 'Illegal Immigration'. There is so much more to this man other than Illegal Immigration but it is this that he is known for. If you happen to go to his web site, listed under these "Core Principles", this is what the Congressman had to say about himself and his view on Illegal Immigration: "I have a 27 year record of fighting illegal immigration and promoting border security. As a member of Congress with a Southwest border district heavily impacted by the effects of illegal immigration, I have steadfastly opposed amnesty proposals, including voting against the 1986 amnesty law, while tirelessly working to strengthen border security. Amnesty is not the answer. In fact, it encourages a whole new wave of illegal immigrants who seek to catch the next amnesty.
America has one of the most generous immigration policies in the world. It is unacceptable that we allow millions of people to sneak in the back door of our country when the front door is available. We have tried amnesty and it does not work. We must enforce and, as necessary, tighten our immigration laws and secure our border–it is a matter of national security."



After I read that, I was hooked. He already had me at "Core Principles", but this just sealed it up for me. Congressman Duncan Hunter goes on to describe his efforts in putting a fence up in San Diego and the success he had with it and how he helped author the Secure Fence Act. Here is what he had to say: "As part of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform Act (P.L. 104-208), I authored the legislative language mandating a 14-mile triple fence along the San Diego-Mexico land border, which augmented the single layer fence he had built with surplus landing-matt in 1989. Since then I've worked, most notably against strong opposition of the Clinton Administration, to see that project completed. Since construction of the San Diego fence began:
· Illegal alien apprehensions along the fenced region dropped from over 202,000 in 1992 to about 9,000 in 2004. Further, it is estimated that the apprehensions vs. attempts ratio increased to over 90%;
· With the establishment of the San Diego border fence, crime rates in San Diego have fallen off dramatically. According to the FBI Crime Index, crime in San Diego County dropped 56.3% between 1989 to 2000;
· Vehicle drive-throughs in the region have fallen from between 6 to 10 per day before the construction of border infrastructure, to only 4 drive-throughs in 2004 and those occurred only where the secondary fence is incomplete;
· The fence has forced drug smugglers, who once easily crossed the San Diego border, to attempt to enter the U.S. through major ports of entry instead. This significantly increases the likelihood of discovery and seizure of illegal narcotics entering our country.
As a result of the success of the San Diego fence, I authored the provisions of the Secure Fence Act calling for the construction of 854 miles of border fence along the five most prolific smuggling corridors on the Southwest border. While construction of the Secure Fence project is not moving as rapidly as Rep. Hunter would like, the Administration is moving forward and as of September 30, 2007, 70 miles of new border pedestrian fence has been constructed. I remain engaged in ensuring that the Administration meets the mandates put in place by the Secure Fence Act and secures our borders as rapidly as possible."



Unfortunately, his efforts in the Secure Fence Act have been knocked down by the likes of Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas. That in itself is another blog posting for another day. Let's continue with the efforts of Congressman Duncan Hunter.



Once you do your homework on all of the candidates, it is very clear that there is only one choice and that choice is Congressman Duncan Hunter. Many in the mainstream media don't want you to know or learn about Congressman Duncan Hunter. It doesn't fit THEIR agendas. Many in this same mainstream media say that "....I like Duncan Hunter, but he can't win". Folks, yes he can. He can if you don't let the media poison your minds. Do your homework on all of the candidates. When you do, you will see that there is only ONE true conservative running in this race and that person is Congressman Duncan Hunter. On a side note, not only does the Congressman know how to protect our precious borders, his son knows how to protect the borders of Iraq. The Congressman's oldest son, Duncan D. Hunter, served 3 tours in the Middle East protecting our freedom and our borders from terrorist.



In closing, I want to ask you to do me a favor. If Illegal Immigration is as important to you as it is to me, PLEASE take a look at Congressman Duncan Hunter. If it is not, PLEASE take a look at Congressman Duncan Hunter. He has many, many, other things on his platform that you will like. I promise you. Thanks again for reading my blog and may God bless you all.

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