The Fence

Of all the issues in this year's US presidential election, immigration is the one that touches the rawest of Democratic and Republican nerves.

After last year's failure by President George W Bush to get his comprehensive immigration plan past Congress, it has become fertile and divisive ground for candidates in the race.

But there is one area of immigration policy that is proceeding, despite the political stalemate: the building of the border fence between the US and Mexico.

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Importance: The fence between Mexico and the U.S. is going up fast. However, after reading this article it seems the people of Mexico that want to come to the U.S. still plan to do so. The real question is what will the Mexican government do about this since many Mexicans are so open about wanting to break international laws.

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