Mexico

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent patrols the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Tijuana, Mexico. The Border Patrol has quietly reduced its current force of available agents along the border because of cuts in the amount of overtime hours the agents can work. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Uruguay players celebrate at the end of the World Cup group A soccer match between Mexico and Uruguay at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Uruguay won 1-0.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Mexico's Javier Hernandez celebrates after scoring during the World Cup group A soccer match between France and Mexico at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, Thursday, June 17, 2010.

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Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard holds a news conference in Phoenix to announce that he has been informed the Obama administration will send 1,200 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. (Associated Press)

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A sign marks Mexico's border with the United States as lanes are closed at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday, April 17, 2010. (Associated Press)

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A group of illegal immigrants walk with bottles of water shortly before nightfall as they cross the desert between Sasabe, Mexico, and Sasabe, Ariz., in April 2006. (Associated Press)

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A prototype of a tower for a virtual fence along the U.S.-Mexico border stands at a test facility in Playas, N.M. (Associated Press)

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Trucks coming from Mexico prepare to enter the highway after crossing the border March 24, 2009 in Otay Mesa, California. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images) ** FILE **

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This Normandy-style barrier fence along the U.S.-Mexico border near Columbus, N.M., features extra low and high bars to prevent livestock from crossing and possibly spreading disease. (Associated Press)

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A Mexican soldier stands guard near a U.S.-Mexico border crossing during an operation in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in early March. A federal report, released following a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, says unauthorized border crossings by Mexican soldiers and police more than tripled in 2008. (Associated Press)

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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the U.S. is creating contingency plans to respond to a border threat should Mexico fail in its war against drug cartels. (Associated Press)

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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)