U.S.-Mexico border fence may harm animal migration
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DOUGLAS, Arizona  - A plan to fence off a third of   the U.S. border to stop illegal immigration from Mexico may   harm migration routes used by animals including rare birds and   jaguars, environmentalists and U.S. authorities warn.
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Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming across the U.S. border by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
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One day after the US Agriculture Department announced that concern over mad cow disease should no longer keep the border closed to live cattle from Canada, the Ottawa government revealed yesterday that it has ...
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Mexico lobbied for six years for a comprehensive immigration reform that would allow millions to cross into the United States legally. Instead, they're getting a fence.
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A planned border fence has provoked alarm among land owners fearful of being cut off from their own property.
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The Bush administration will delay for at least six months a rule that Americans present passports when crossing the U.S. border by land or sea, officials said Wednesday. The announcement marks the second time in a month that officials have scaled back security plans in response to complaints.
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AT ISSUE: Critics accuse Border Patrol of underreporting number of illegal immigrants who die crossing border. Border Patrol says its vigilance has helped reduce deaths.
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Mexico warned Thursday that the U.S. proposal to build miles of border fence, which is working its way through the Senate, will damage relations between the two countries.
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As Republican presidential candidate Rep. Duncan Hunter has staked out the U.S.-Mexico border fence as one of this top priorities, he has repeatedly criticized the Department of Homeland Security for planning to build only half of the 700 miles of border fence authorized by Congress last year and acting too slowly to do even that.
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U.S. officials want to see if the same technology that speeds cars through highway tolls and identifies lost pets can unclog border crossings without compromising security.
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.
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The U.S. government said it plans to build 70 miles of 16-foot-tall (5 meter) border fencing in southern Texas, including a section through a sensitive wildlife refuge, but local opponents vowed on Tuesday to keep fighting the wall.
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A ragged fence and a canyon called Smugglers Gulch mark the westernmost stretch of the California-Mexico border, a favorite crossing point for illegal immigrants and drug runners.
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The U.S. Senate on Friday  overwhelmingly agreed to authorize construction of a fence  along the U.S. border with Mexico, sending to President George  W. Bush before the November 7 elections a bill that Republicans  hope will showcase their efforts to stop illegal immigration.
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ALIR JEGK, Ariz. -- Elsie Salsido was breast-feeding her baby when Border Patrol agents walked into her house unannounced this summer. "Are you Mexicans?" they demanded.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. - If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, what will four birds in a pocket and three in a fanny pack bring? If border agents notice, a $1,000 fine and maybe worse.  U.S.
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The Senate will consider a bill calling for erecting 700 miles of fencing on the U.S-Mexican border, a proposal that has been approved twice by the House.