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- GRAPEVINE, Page 11Definitely Not The Berlin Wall
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- JANICE CASTRO
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- Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter and a passel of
- Southern California officials have been celebrating the
- completion of the first 14 miles of the 12-ft.-tall black metal
- wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. The barrier is supposed to
- keep out illegal immigrants and drug runners, but it is riddled
- with gaps. Just a mile from the Pacific Ocean, for example, a
- dry riverbed crosses the border through a gorge so popular with
- illegals that it is known as Smuggler Gulch. Because the wall
- comes to an abrupt halt jutting out over the western rim of the
- gorge, travelers continue to scurry through. Nearby, Mexican
- vendors who sell snacks to folks headed north report that the
- fence has helped their business, since it has funneled more
- customers through the inviting opening.
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