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Trump Laid Out Evidence That a Wall Is Needed. We Took a Hard Look.
McALLEN, Texas — President Donald Trump traveled to the Rio Grande Valley this month and made his case for building a wall on the southern border — needed, he said, to keep the United States safe from a variety of dangers that are continuing to make their way across the frontier from Mexico.
Far From Washington, the Routine Symbiosis of the Border Plays Out in Texas and Mexico
HIDALGO, Texas — A man crossing the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico, to Texas lugged a merry toddler-size Santa Claus piñata that he had bought for $10. Maritza Delgado monitored her small children hanging upside down on a tree next to the sidewalk as they waited to cross back to Texas. Rene Saenz crossing toward Mexico carried Target bags full of diapers purchased at Sam’s Club to deliver to his family in Mexico.
Far From Washington, the Routine Symbiosis of the Border Plays Out in Texas and Mexico
HIDALGO, Texas — A man crossing the bridge from Reynosa, Mexico, to Texas lugged a merry toddler-sized Santa Claus piñata that he had purchased for $10. Maritza Delgado monitored her small children hanging upside down on a tree next to the sidewalk as they waited to cross back to Texas. Rene Saenz crossing toward Mexico carried Target bags full of diapers purchased at Sam’s Club to deliver to his family in Mexico.Tent camps set up to address influx of migrants
DONNA, Texas — Federal authorities have been struggling in recent months to accommodate the thousands of migrants arrested at the southern border, but what happens to them in the highly secure federal facilities along the border is often not known. Customs and Border Protection rarely invites outsiders in for a look.
