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Editors Note: Some of the names of students quoted in this article have been changed to protect their identity.

The Secure Fence Act was passed at the end of October which opens the door for the U.S., government to build a wall between the borders of Mexico and the U.S.

This “fence� supported by President Bush will stretch from the end of California to the Gulf of Mexico, but not everyone is pleased.

“We didn’t come here to do harm we just came here to have a better life and to get jobs, but why only us?� said sophomore Elizabeth Garcia.

Many students have decided that this act is wrong and side with Vicente Fox, Mexico’s president when he said that the wall would be shameful.

“I feel that this wall is wrong and if they want to put one by Mexico’s border Bush should put one up by Canada,� said freshman Crystal Whitley.

The teachers speak and tell us how they feel about the racism about this new act.

“My personal opinion is that there are racist implications in building a wall on only the Mexican border and not the Canadian border,� said World Languages Department Head Glynis Ramos-Mitchell.

“The government only focuses on the illegal Hispanics and not all the other illegal immigrants in this country,� said Spanish teacher Brenda Vega Garcia.

There are also students that take the opposite side of this situation and say that it should happen.

“I feel that we should be concerned with Mexico’s border and not Canada’s border because there is more migration from Mexico’s border,� said senior Brian Bell.

“I feel that the Secure Fence Act is appropriate because it will help cut down on illegal immigration,� said Bell.

Many people think about why they didn’t get their green cards and only illegal immigrants know that.

“Many immigrants don’t get their green cards because they are scared that the government will send them back,� said Elizabeth Garcia.

Opinions have surfaced about these decisions and what the government should be doing instead.

“I feel that the wall is going to be shameful. I would like to feel that we are a nation about breaking down walls, not building them,� said Ramos-Mitchell.

“ This nation is going to waste money on sending our friends back to Mexico but no other immigrants are going back to were they came from,� said Whitley.

There is an undecided way to put an end to the immigration problem without ruining the lives of many people here but, some people may have a solution.

“I hope so and I hope that it doesn’t take so long for the immigrants to become citizens,� said Whitley.