Okay, it isn’t exactly stealing, but it is awful close. The Bush administration wants to modify the 82 mile long “All-American Canal” - a major water canal along the U.S. - Mexico border in the San Diego area. The canal distributes water from the Colorado River that is used for agricultural purposes on both sides of the border.

What our government wants to do is to seal the water canal with concrete in order to prevent millions of gallons of water from seeping south each year. Based upon a 1944 treaty, the U.S. has “allowed” 489 billion gallons of water to flow across the border each year. The treaty does not include “seepage” - which many Mexican farmers depend on to water their crops.

The purpose of reclaiming this “seepage”? It will provide water for 135,000 new homes to be built in the San Diego area. How arrogant is that?