Bush signs Mexico fence into law

From the BBC:

US President George W Bush has authorised 700 miles (1,125km) of new fencing along the US-Mexico border, in a move to curb illegal immigration. Mr Bush said the US had not been in control of the border for decades.
Illegal immigration is expected to be a major question in next month's US mid-term elections.
Mexican officials have opposed the fence, with outgoing President Vicente Fox calling it "shameful" and likening it to the Berlin Wall.

I predict that all the talk surrounding illegal immigration will hush dramatically as soon as the upcoming elections are over. For politicians, regardless of what side they're on, immigration talk is mainly about getting votes. Further, anyone who thinks that this 700 mile fence along the 2000+ mile border we share with Mexico is going to go very far in solving our immigration problems is delusional. It's simply a gesture from our government to say, 'See? We're addressing the problem. And by the way, vote for me!'