U.S. Senate okays new fencing along border with Mexico

By a vote of 80-19 the U.S. Senate approved a bill that would permit the construction of a 700-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Though the Mexican government protested the Senate’s decision, the bill did not include reforms sought after by the president or stiff anti-immigrant measures in a bill passed several months ago by the House of Representatives.

Links- BBC News, news.com.au, Al Jazeera

Image- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Tags- Mexico, United States, immigration