By A Fontes on Nov 2015
From Take Two 89.3 KPCC In wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, protecting America’s borders once again dominates the headlines. And in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, immigration, too, is center stage. But protecting America’s border between the U.S. and Mexico isn’t a simple case of good versus bad. For some, protecting the line where north meets south is complicated. Thousands of border agents are both Mexican and American. Alfredo Corchado explores the political and emotional tug-of-war of these agents in a three-part series for New Yorker Magazine. It’s called "Faces from the Border." He[...]
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By Alfredo Corchado, The New Yorker November 18, 2015 Along Highway 83, in South Texas, is a stretch of lonely land, a curving corridor dotted with abandoned villages and fast-food joints. One of the main arteries of the area known as Los Caminos del Río—the River Roads—cuts alongside the Rio Grande. The area is so isolated, and both sides look so similar, that at times one might have a hard time telling which is Mexico and which is the United States. On the U.S. side is Laredo. Founded in 1755, Laredo once served as the capital of the rebellious Republic[...]
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