(TOMS RIVER, May 15) – Third District Republican candidate for Congress – Freeholder Jack Kelly – today called on Chris Myers to explain why he stands with Nancy Pelosi – not the American people – when it comes to building a fence to help control illegal immigration.

In an article in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer, Chris Myers made it clear that he does not favor building a fence at the US-Mexican border saying, "Building solid walls is not the answer... People will just dig under them." Instead Myers would rather use high-tech devices like cameras, sensors, and aircrafts to control the border.

In response to Myers’ public repudiation of building the fence Freeholder Jack Kelly issued the following statement:

“I could not disagree with Chris Myers more about building a fence at the US-Mexican border. While I agree that technology plays a part in securing our border, we must build a physical fence as well. Chris is someone that Republicans simply can’t trust. Whether it’s donating to liberal Democrats, missing primary elections, or not supporting building a fence – Chris Myers is wrong.

As I have campaigned throughout the Third District, I have circulated a petition that I will deliver to the failed leadership in Congress, which urges them to secure the border. Grassroots Republican activists everywhere I go have signed that petition because they understand we must start with building a fence in order to blunt the problem of illegal immigration. Chris Myers is hopelessly out of touch with primary voters and he is beginning to show his true, liberal colors.

If I am elected to Congress I will stand with the American people on border security and will work to ensure that we build the fence. It is now clear that Chris Myers will stand with Nancy Pelosi.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer article from today is located at the below link:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20080515_Where_GOP_rivals_stand_in_New_Jersey_s_Third.html

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