Senate Votes to Build Border Fence

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FOXNews.com - Senate Votes to Build 370 Miles of Fence Along Border With Mexico - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum A Wednesday vote in the Senate (83-16-1) approved a bill that would set up the construction of a 370 mile long fence between the US and Mexico, and vehicle barriers would occupy another 500 miles of the border. Other measures have been taken to help fulfill President Bush's late immigration reform objectives, and they are listed further down in the column.

Do you think these measures are a good step towards reform, or do you think a wall will tinker away at the US - Mexico relationship? Do you think they'll help the Republicans and Bush earn back credibility that has been slipping over the past few months?

Important votes:
Kerry Yea
Kennedy Nay
Obama Nay
McCain Yea
Durbin Nay
Feinstein Yea
Frist Yea
Clinton Yea
Hatch Yea
Lieberman Nay

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@jatuab,

I think the fence , road barriers , stepped-up border patrol numbers , etc. are positive , but it remains to be seen if any of this will come to pass . These are only proposals and must be reconciled with the bill(s) yet to be passed by the House . They all need to be hashed out into one measure both parts of Congress can agree on .
I personally don't care about the state of our relationship with Mexico , they have not proven to be a real ally , nor a real friend of the U S .

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