U.S. House backs fence along border with Mexico

Posted on: September 15th, 2006
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“This is to score political points that are going to be demagogued in 30-second ads,” said Rep. Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat

“The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday authorized building a fence along portions of the border with Mexico in a vote critics said had more to do with election year politics than controlling illegal immigration.

The Republican-written bill, approved on a vote of 283-138, calls for construction of about 700 miles of fence along the 2,000-mile (3,200 km) border with Mexico. Democratic opponents said the measure was a charade designed to help Republicans ahead of the Nov. 7 elections.”

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