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Mexico pleas to President Bush

Last Friday U.S. senate backed the bill to build a 700 mile long fence along the Mexico United States boarder. Early Monday, President Vincent Fox of Mexico asked President Bush to veto this bill. He feels that it would hurt the relationship between the two countries, that it goes against the spirit of cooperation needed to guarantee security on the co mmon border and would create unneeded tensions between the countries.
President Vincent Fox and Mexico are upset about the passing of this bill because over the last 6 years Vincent has worked very hard to come to an agreement with Washington on immigration. Vincent's office term is up this December. President Vincent know that the chances of his plea are changing Bushes views slim, he "but acknowledged that its plea was likely to fall on deaf ears."
The 700 mile long fence was reported early this year; this new development in the story almost makes it look like Mexico is trying to stop the illegal migration of its people to America. Although they want the wall to be stopped I don’t think that it will.
I think that the wall is a little short; the boarder is a lot longer than where they will build the wall. I think that it will help the illegal immigration but on the flip side I can see how this may create tension between America and Mexico. In all extremes we are taking more than two steps backwards to go just one half step forward because building a wall won't stop people from entering the country, what about the Canadian boarder??? I hope this doesn’t become violent...

posted by Anonymous @ 10/05/2006 06:45:00 AM