Garza: Bush against fencing off border

A proposal in the U.S. Congress calls for the construction of a high-tech wall with lights and sensors from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.

Erecting a 2,000-mile-long wall along the United States' southern border or taking similar measures are unrealistic solutions to illegal immigration, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Tony Garza said Thursday.

"President Bush is working with the Congress to reform our immigration laws, and to create a new structure that benefits immigrants who want to work, their families, and the employers who hire them," Garza said at a meeting with Texas reporters in Mexico.

"The president," Garza added, "is aware of the concerns of critics who would like to build a wall around the United States. As the former governor of Texas, he knows that such proposals are both unrealistic and undesirable."

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