At the U.S.-Canada Border, No Talk of Fences

From The Washington Post:

Collaboration to Enforce Law

By John Pomfret
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, July 2, 2006; Page A03

Along the border in Texas, local police departments have claimed to see Mexican army troops protecting drug smugglers, a claim the Mexicans deny. Corruption has been common among some Mexican police. The United States has constructed walls and fences and stationed National Guard troops along the border to keep out illegal immigrants.

Along the Canadian border, there are no plans for fences, and efforts focus on smuggling and terrorism. U.S. and Canadian authorities are patrolling together on the Great Lakes and have plans to operate a joint radio network.

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