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A Mexican marine patrols near the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, on March 18, 2009. The administration of President Obama is preparing to send federal agents to the U.S.-Mexico border as reinforcements in the fight against Mexican drug cartels. The Obama administration is preparing to send federal agents to the US-Mexico border as reinforcements in the fight against Mexican drug cartels. (Associated Press)

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The Rio Grande forms an elbow known as the Big Bend as it flows southward from El Paso, Texas, defining the U.S.-Mexico border. As seen at Big Bend State Park, mountains form a natural barrier. Residents on both sides say they are glad not to be separated a border fence. Rusty Hill (left) owns a store in La Ruidosa, Texas. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** People wait for nightfall on Mexico's side of the U.S.-Mexico border fence. (Associated Press)

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A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle patrols between the primary and secondary fences along the U.S.-Mexico border south of San Diego, a sector some critics contend is being too generously staffed at the expense of Arizona and Texas. (Associated Press)

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After peering into the U.S. from atop the U.S.-Mexico border fence, a man returns to the Mexican side in Tijuana, Mexico. But Indian tribes are calling for a halt to building the fence, arguing it will destroy their traditions and religious practices. (Associated Press)