House backs fence along border with Mexico
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Thursday authorized building a fence along portions of the  border with Mexico in a vote critics said had more to do with  election year politics than controlling illegal immigration.
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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.
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The United States would spend more  to combat illegal immigration and prepare for terrorist and  weather-related disasters under legislation approved on Tuesday  by a House of Representatives panel that ignores a White House  veto threat.
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The U.S. House of Representatives defied the White House on Wednesday by easily backing a measure that supporters say will make Mexican trucks operating on U.S. roads safer.
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MONTERREY, Mexico  - Mexico on Tuesday defended a  government comic book showing illegal migrants how to cross the  border and live quietly in the United States against charges  that it promotes undocumented immigration.
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Mexico and four Central American nations condemned the U.S plan to build hundreds of miles of triple-layered fencing on its southern border, saying it would not stop illegal immigration.
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Voters in the western US state of Arizona, which shares a border with Mexico, approved a disputed measure that has been branded &quot;anti-immigrant&quot; by opponents, officials said.
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The House voted Thursday to make states verify that they're not giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants and to grant judges broader power to deport political asylum seekers they suspect may be terrorists.
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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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Resistance to barrier between U.S., Mexico raises concerns about feasibility, potential effectiveness.
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President Bush on Thursday signed a homeland security bill that includes an overhaul of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and $1.2 billion for fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border to stem illegal immigration.
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The House of Representatives on  Saturday passed a $32 billion bill funding homeland security  programs this year after days of political fighting over the  measure.
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The Senate gave final approval last night to legislation authorizing the construction of 700 miles of double-layered fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border, shelving President Bush's vision of a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. immigration laws in favor of a vast barrier.
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Mexico said Friday it will try to persuade President Bush not to sign a bill that would extend a wall along the border in an effort to stop illegal immigrants.
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The House of Representatives on Saturday passed a &#36;32 billion bill funding homeland security programs this year after days of political fighting over the measure.
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The 1.5-mile barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border was designed to keep cars from illegally crossing into the United States. There's just one problem: It was accidentally built on Mexican soil.
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Friday that Mexico and the United States need to secure their common border before Congress approves an immigration accord. He acknowledged that focusing on security puts "horrible pressure on the Border Patrol," but said Americans must be convinced that the border is safe before they back a plan to grant more immigrants legal passage to the U.S.