Mexican anger over US 'trespass'

Mexico's Congress has condemned what it says is a border violation by US workers building a controversial barrier between the two countries.

Legislators say workers and equipment building a section of the barrier have gone 10 metres (yards) into Mexico.

The alleged border violation comes ahead of a high-level meeting in the Canadian capital Ottawa.

US, Mexican and Canadian foreign ministers are to discuss border security and trade issues.

Mexican legislators said they had photographs and video, taken on Monday, of the workers and heavy-duty construction equipment that showed them about 10 metres inside Mexico near the border city of Agua Prieta and the town of Douglas, Arizona.

The Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa said she had complained to the US authorities and that the men and equipment had been withdrawn.

A whole 10 meters, really?!?! What about all those invasions by the Mexican military? What about the daily invasion by hundreds of Mexicans into our sovereign nation not because it was an accident but with the purpose of intentionally breaking our laws, importing illegal drugs and persons? What about that Mexico? Should we respond in like manner to equal your self-righteous, hypocritical blather? -mm

U.S. checks claim that fence builders went into Mexico

The Associated Press

Published: 02.23.2007

MEXICO CITY - U.S. and Mexican officials will review reports of an intrusion on Mexican soil by workers erecting U.S. border fences between Douglas and Agua Prieta, Son., U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza said.

Garza, in a statement released Thursday, stressed that the United States respects Mexican sovereignty and works to avoid intruding on its territory.

Mexican legislators said they had photos and video showing U.S. workers and equipment crossing about 10 yards into Mexico on Monday.

Garza said U.S. and Mexican officials would visit the site to ascertain what happened.