``We have been able to open up some very novel and creative thinking in this process that may very well present a solution particularly suitable to our two different missions,'' Michael Putegnat, a consultant hired by the university to steer the talks, wrote in an e-mail.
The Department of Homeland Security is racing to finish 670 miles of barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border by the end of the year to comply with a congressional mandate.
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