US border barrier faces a wall of criticism.American President George Bush has come under fire for signing legislation to build a fence on its border with Mexico to fight illegal immigration. ... In signing the bill, Bush said that he is taking seriously America's responsibility to secure its borders. But many critics say the fence is just a gimmick to win votes with mid-term elections just ten days away. Illegal immigration is top of the political agenda in the southern states bordering Mexico, and the Republicans face a fight to keep control of congress in the up-coming ballot.
Mexico's President-elect Felipe Calderon has likened the fence to the Berlin Wall. He was speaking on a tour to Canada. "I'd like to repeat that it seems to us a deplorable decision that the United States Congress and the government has made to go ahead and build a wall along the border. Walls do not resolve anything." - eunews
Mexican officials have condemned US plans for a 700-mile (1,125km) fence along the two states' border, signed into law by President Bush on Thursday" - bbc
This $2.2 billion wall will also keep people in the US when Bush has the military take over the country.
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