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As I was looking for an article I came upon an article in Upfront magazine. The article was named “Mexico & the U.S.: What kind of border?” This article briefly talks about the impact of 9/11 on immigration and about a fence in Imperial Beach, California which allows people on both sides of the fence to see and talk to each other.

This article states that at Imperial Beach, California there is a park that allows people on the Mexico side of the border fence and people on the U.S. side of the border fence to talk and see each other. One of those people is Manuel Meza who travels three hours to the fence to see his wife who is in Mexico because of immigration troubles. He attests that when he is there he shares lunch with her and that even though they are both in different countries their love has grown stronger. Many people like Manuel travel Friendship Park to see and talk to love ones that are on the other side of the fence.

Before 9/11 Americans and Mexicans had high hopes for the immigration situation because George Bush was elected president. This was because he was in favor of the guest worker program that would have allowed Mexicans to come and work in the United States legally. After 9/11 the United States chose to enhance the security along the border by passing a bill that would add 700 mile of fence to the border.
This article show people how families are torn apart by the fence at the border. This article showed me that there is a place where people can see each other even though they are on opposite sides of the border.

Source:
Archibold, Randal C. "Mexico & the U.S.: What Kind of Border." The New York Times Upfront 1 Dec. 2008: 6-7.