Federal officials create opening over border fence public access

By Leslie Berestein
STAFF WRITER
2:00 a.m. June 1, 2009

SOUTH COUNTY β€” Less than five months after federal officials pulled the plug on public access through a new border fence to a historic monument at Border Field State Park, the possibility is back on the table.

Speaking at a luncheon in downtown San Diego last week, Homeland Security border czar Alan Bersin told the audience that immigrant-rights groups have been discussing prospects for public access with department officials.

β€œIt is a dialogue under way,β€