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From: (b) (6)

To: (b) (6)

Subject: Re: Walk draws attention to border fence

Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:38:12 AM

The UTB's own website shows the "revised" fence laydown is along the border PUB levee, which is
south of the campus. The Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course is not campus property, it is IBWC
property, that was leased to the city of Brownsville.
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From: (b) (6)
To: (b) (6)

Sent: Tue Feb 26 07:27:58 2008

Subject: Re: Walk draws attention to border fence

I knew I forgot something...

At this point, I'm not sure what to do to knock down the false UTB claims. They are attending the
meeting today and I will see what we can do.

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From: (b) (6)
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Sent: Tue Feb 26 07:17:33 2008

Subject: Walk draws attention to border fence

(b) , I hope you brought your walking shoes.

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Feb. 25, 2008, 7:14PM

Walk begins to draw attention to border fence
© 2008 The Associated Press
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — About a dozen people began a 63-mile, weeklong walk Monday to focus on
the opposition to the U.S.-Mexico border fence as Texas' March 4 primary approaches.

The walk began at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College campus, which
under the current proposal would have the fence cutting across its campus.

"We can't allow it to happen," walk organizer Jay Johnson-Castro, a Del Rio businessman, said at a
news conference.
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Johnson urged the presidential candidates to note both the border opposition to the fence and the
cross-border cooperation that is part of daily life here, The Brownsville Herald reports in its Tuesday
editions.

"If you want the delegates, come down here and walk with us, embrace our position as correct and
convince the rest of the country we're not off base," Johnson said. "Texas is pivotal."

On Tuesday, walkers will go through the community of El Calaboz, which is the home of UTB-TSC
assistant professor Eloisa Tamez, who is being sued by the federal government to gain access to her
land.

She took part in the walk on Monday and has counter-sued the government in an affirmative action
lawsuit over its eminent domain actions.

The walk concludes Sunday at La Lomita near Mission.