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Monday, November 6, 2006
Anger over border fence means support for Dems
Many Mexicans are rooting for the Democrats in Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, but judging by the tone of news stories and editorials here, most aren’t holding their breath that the Dems can achieve a far-reaching immigration accord.
Mexicans enthusiastically reject the recently approved border fence and many blame the Republican majority for the bill’s passage. The Mexican press largely has presented the fence as a cynical political ploy by the Republicans to win votes on Tuesday.
Immigration reform is considered more likely under the Democrats, and a headline in Reforma, a leading Mexico City daily, declared “A balanced (Congress) benefits Mexico.�
But Mexico’s other leading paper, El Universal, cautions its readers today that “A Democratic triumph doesn’t guarantee a new deal for Mexico.� The paper goes on to note that the many Democrats also voted for the border fence.