of san doing. not all 2,000 miles need a fence. we are not building great wall of mexico. we need 700 miles of the barrier onmined historic struggling corridors. we need the technology to complement it, cameras, infrared, lighting sensors. far more important of the fence or technology i mentioned enforcement of the law. laws that exist that literally have just been with the wave of the hand that s why we are arresting in my county people who are committing crimes in my state, that have been deported eight times. 15 times. heck, last month we arrest aid guy that almost proudly proclaimed he has been deported 20 times. and so don t scratch your head trying to figure this out why they keep coming back i m talking the criminals because there is a lack of consequence. what do we think is going to happen? sheriff, appreciate you being on again. thank you always. thank you. a quick political note the
been pouring money in classroom instruction since lyndon johnson but never built schools because you pay for that through state income tax and property taxes. not anymore, the stimulus bill contained $56 million in funding for school construction in the name of jobs. now, house democrats passed a 21st century green high performing if a summit act to help facility act to help schools. smart technology like lighting sensors that don t use electric bulbs, you save tremendously on energy cost as well. by focusing on green schools an spending millions to make the buildings green, you re wasting a ton of money when there are or things much more effective. gregg: how much would this $32 billion bill cost you? go to the taxpayer calculator on
century, high performing green public schools facility act. many americans want a smaller government. this bill is going to make it bigger. getting the feds into an area that has long been the domain of local governments, the construction of schools. the feds have been putting money into the classroom since lyndon johnson but building schools has always been paid for by your local property taxes and state income taxes, the stimulus bill changed that, putting $56 billion into school construction in the name of jobs. but now, house democrats passed another bill, this high performing green schools act, to create a greener teaching environment. by employing smart technologies like lighting sensors that don t use electric bulbs, for instance, while the sun is lighting a classroom, you re able to save tremendously on energy costs as well. so martha, they say that greener schools make happier students and higher test scores.
help schools go green. william la jeunesse is live in our newsroom on the west coast. he has a look at this one for you. william. reporter: well, jon, you know, we already pay state income taxes to construct and operate schools. you also pay local property taxes to help build schools. well now, you re about to pay a third time for the same thing. the federal government, jumping into the school construction business. $56 billion coming from the stimulus fund, that money has already been appropriated for school construction but now house democrats say that s not enough. they want a second bill. they passed it. it s called the 21st century green high performing public schools facility act to create a greener teaching environment. by employing smart technologies like lighting sensors that don t use electric bulbs, for instance, while the sunlight is lighting a classroom,
kentucky. ed advocates say it would create a more healthy environment. by employing smart technologies like lighting sensors that don t need bulbs while the sunlight is lighting the classroom, we re able to save tremendously on energy costs as well. although it would save on energy, virtually every case, green schools use more energy per square foot than recently built schools that don t use a green belt expanders. studies from washington state, a national leader in green schools, say they are notoriously over budget and consistently fail to deliver the energy savings they promise. so what do you think about $32 billion more for greener public schools? go to the taxpayer calculator on foxnews.com to find out what it will cost you. if you earn under $15,000, you ll pay about $1.41 for this