The Great Wall of Eminent Domain

Now of course this might be only one side of the story but it has pretty severe consequences if it is the complete truth. In 2006, Congress passed the Secure Fence Act. It is designed to prevent illegal immigration to the States along the Mexican Border. The government is now talk about using eminent domain to attain property along the Rio Grande, this means seizure of 1000s of acres. It doesn't stop there. The claim now is that property anywhere within a 2 mile distance North of the Rio Grande will also be seized. So any homes that are adjacent to the Rio Grande are being taken, at one point even a portion of a college was being appropriated. Students, teachers and faculty formulated a massive protest and eventually got the wall diverted.

http://www.examiner.com/x-2622-Pasadena-Community-Examiner~y2009m2d6-Offbeat-Oddity-Eminent-domain-isnt-just-for-freeways