Subject: Fox ridicules U.S.-Mexican border walls<br/>
Date: Mar 17, 2005 @ 16:46<br/>
Author: Bill Hanrahan (&quot;Bill Hanrahan&quot; &lt;w1wh@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1348316667">Fox ridicules U.S.-Mexican border walls<br/>
(UPI)<br/>
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Mexican President Vicente Fox has denounced border walls the United <br/>
States is building to stem illegal immigrants, the Washington Post <br/>
reports. <br/>
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    &quot;No country that is proud of itself should build walls ... it <br/>
doesn&#39;t make any sense,&quot; Fox told a Mexico City news conference. &quot;We <br/>
are convinced that walls don&#39;t work.&quot; <br/>
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    He said it was impossible for Mexico to post military or police <br/>
patrols along the entire border to prevent crossings. <br/>
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    &quot;We can&#39;t keep them against their will by force,&quot; he said. <br/>
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    Last month, the U.S. Congress voted to waive environmental <br/>
regulations and allow completion of a fence along the border south of <br/>
San Diego. <br/>
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    Fox made the remark in advance of next week&#39;s meeting with <br/>
President Bush and Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin in Crawford, <br/>
Texas, where immigration issues will figure prominently. <br/>
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    Fox said the group would discuss ways to expand the success of <br/>
the North American Free Trade Agreement, which went into effect in <br/>
1994. Some critics claim the pact has done little to alleviate <br/>
poverty in Mexico, but Fox said Mexico&#39;s per capita income has <br/>
doubled since 1995, from $3,100 to $6,505.</div>