AlterNet: Six Immigration Lies, Dispelled

Immigrants aren’t animals or terrorists — and they’re not sucking the nation’s economy dry.

…. Rep. Steve Katz, R.-Ariz., presented his proposal to Congress for a
“super fence” along the border. “We could electrify it,” he said, “not
enough to kill somebody but enough to make them think twice. We do that
with livestock all the time.” If the problem eased, he suggested, we
could open it up again and “let the livestock run through.” Enough said.