Senators Ponder 200-Mile Fence To Deter Mexican Immigrants

“WASHINGTON - Lawmakers moved yesterday to create a 200-mile fence on the Arizona border as part of a larger effort to reduce the number of illegal immigrants.

Building a fence along part of the 2,000-mile southwestern border in an attempt to halt the flow of illegal immigrants from Mexico, now estimated at more than 500,000 a year, has emerged as a contentious potential solution to America’s border security problem.”

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