(AP) Mexican, U.S. Mayors Blast Border Fence

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PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico

Mayors from Mexican and U.S. border cities Friday denounced U.S. plans to build a border fence aimed at preventing Mexican from illegally entering the United States.

The mayors of Eagle Pass, Texas, and Ciudad Acuna and Piedras Negras, both in the Mexican state of Coahuila, signed a document declaring the U.S.-Mexico border an area for union and solidarity -- not division.

"From El Paso to Brownsville, Texas, we're against building the wall. ... That's why we're here today to support our neighbors," Eagle Pass Mayor Chad Foster said ...

"Today, we're calling on those men and women in power in the United States to reflect on the consequences of this disgraceful plan not only for the people of the border but also for humanity," the document said.

http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/ap-mexican-us-mayors-blast-border-fence/58905.htm

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1. Border fence: an idea whose time has gone.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

2. Listen to the people who live there

It's not just wrong, it won't work.