Once again, the U.S. Senate has sold out on the immigration issue, voting 71 to 29 to reject funding to build 370 miles of new fencing along the border with Mexico.

The 29 who voted to provide the funding were: George Allen (R. VA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Jim Bunning (R-KY), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Richard Burr (R-NC),Thomas Carper (D-DE), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Larry Craig (R-ID), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Jim DeMint (R-SC), Mike DeWine (R-OH), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), John Ensign (R-NV), Michael Enzi (R-WY), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), James Inhofe (R-OK), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Trent Lott (R-MS), Ben Nelson (D-NE), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Rick Santorum (R-PA), Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Jim Talent (R-MO), Craig Thomas (R-WY), John Thune (R-SD), and David Vitter (R-LA). 28 Republicans opposed the funding and only 2 Democrats, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Thomas Carper of Delaware supported funding the fence.

Republicans on the wrong side of the issue were: Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Wayne Allard (R-CO), Robert Bennett (R-UT), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Thad Cochran (R-MS), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Bill Frist (R-TN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Judd Gregg (R-NH), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Mel Martinez (R-FL), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Arlen Specter (R-PA), Ted Stevens (R-AK), John Sununu (R-NH), George Vionovich (R-OH), and John Warner (R-VA).

Senate Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) offered the amendment to authorize $1.8 billion to pay for the fencing which earlier the Senate had voted 83 to 16 to build, along high traffic areas of the border with Mexico. In the same vote on May 17, reports The Washington Times, the Senate also directed 500 miles of vehicle barriers to be built along the border.