Dozens Protest Border Fence From Fort Hancock To Sunland Park

By ABC-7 Anchor/Reporter Marissa Monroy

El Paso — Protesters gathered Sunday to speak out against the border fence going up along the U.S.-Mexico border near the Border Highway.

The group walked more than 55 miles from Ft. Hancock to Sunland Park, New Mexico. Holding up signs and waving flags, the immigration-rights groups met with other protesters in Mexico.

“This is not the answer to the problems that we have, in both countries. A wall is not the answer. It divides,” Rosa Vega said. “We want to build bridges not walls.”

But not everyone agreed with their cause.

“I oppose anything that is illegal, including illegal immigration. Now there’s a big difference,” Salvador Gomez said. “There’s immigration which I am 100 percent in favor of, but illegal says it all.”

The fence is expected to cost aboutfour million dollarsper mile, according to Customs and Border Protection officials.