But most of the fence will be in the states created from the Mexican Cession. And that was what I was talking about. Although Texas claimed the Rio Grande as the border, the Republic of Texas didn't have much controll in the region between the Rio Grande and the Nueces rivers. Of course neither did the Mexican govenment.
Which brings up an interesting point to advocate on behalf of the devil.
If they didn't have much control over it then, and Texas became a great state as such.....what's the big need for a fence now?
(donning fire suit)