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Huffington Post: ‘The Fence’ Questions Consequences Of U.S.-Mexico Border Wall Endorsed By John McCain

May 13, 2010 BY admin

Huffington Post:

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)was clear in his campaign ad last week: “Complete the danged fence,” he told an Arizona sheriff, who appeared with him in the immigration-themed ad.

The fence that McCain was referring to is actually a series of barriers along the U.S.-Mexican border that were approved by congress in 2006. It’s also the subject of Rory Kennedy’s short film “The Fence (La Barda).”

Kennedy’s film, shot well before Arizona’s new immigration law or McCain’s new ad, calls into question the effectiveness and the unintended consequences of the $3 billion fence.

You can read more about McCain and this issue on the Huffington Post and sign up for The Fence updates here.

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