Should a Bigger, Stronger Fence Be Built Along the Mexican Border?

A group of border activists are pushing for a bigger, stronger fence to be built along the U.S. border with Mexico, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, Fox News reports. There is an existing fence, but in some places it is just a wire strand or metal rail. In sections where it is already strong, made of steel or razor wire, immigrants have to travel long distances to get around them.

The activists behind Weneedafence.com, which is running a national TV ad, are pushing it as a security issue, saying terrorists could easily slip into the country amid illegal immigrants. The group's Colin Hanna told Fox News, "What are people from Yemen and Syria and Iran doing in Mexico trying to enter the U.S. illegally?" He continued, "We are absolutely not anti-Hispanic, we do not think the fence should be perceived as anti-Hispanic or anti-Mexican, we are not anti-immigrant, we are pro-immigration, but we are pro-legal immigration."

Some Hispanic activists, however, oppose the idea of a border fence. Angela Sanbrano of the Central American Resource Center, and open-borders interest group, told Fox News about a fence, "I think what we're doing is criminalizing work and criminalizing the need of families to be together."

Do you think Congress would go for the idea of a fence, or would they be worried about losing the influential Hispanic vote?