“While our border with Mexico has always seen some level of illegal immigration, McCain said, it has not seen the powerful threat of deadly violence that exists today as a result of Mexico’s ongoing war against its drug cartels.”. “I recently returned from a visit to our southern borde...
Seven-year-old Manuel stands on a pile of dirt that abuts hisbackyard fence and briskly hoists...Eulich, Whitney
This observational study assesses the changes in morbidity and mortality of border wall injuries after construction of the 30-ft border wall in San Diego
Josh downloaded 20,000 satellite images of the border, stitched them together, and then worked withLaura Poitrasand her team atField of Visionto produce ashort film–Best of Luck with the Wall– that traverses the entire length of the border (1, 954 miles) in six minutes: The southern bo...
To read more about this exciting proposal, with numerous stunning images of what it might look like, see “Instead of Trump’s Wall, Why Not a Binational Border City?“ For more about the U.S.-Mexico border zone, see these related Geo-Mexico posts: ...
Where was the border wall built? Approximately 391 miles of pedestrian fencing/border wall are present in Arizona and New Mexico, 263 miles of which were built between 2017 and 2021. There are also an additional 120 miles of vehicle barriers in Arizona and New Mexico. The section below on ...
We saw the border guard running past us and telling us that they were able to get through to the office, and that our visas would be ready in 5 minutes, etc. Yeah, right. Then one and half hour later (by that time we spent 4.5 hours on the border) we were approached by a man,...
Mexico recalibrates attitudes on border Some see value in U.S. plan for a wallGinger Thompson
Mexico stretches from the deserts of the northern border to the tropical forests of the south, with long Caribbean and Pacific coastlines in between, giving it immense biodiversity and a sprawling palette of ingredients. Its flavors are also shaped by its complex history, blending influences from ...
There are four desert areas in North America. Two of these areas (Great Basin and Mojave) are in the USA. The other two (theSonoran Desertand theChihuahuan Desert) are almost entirely in Mexico, but extend northwards across the border. The Sonoran Desert includes most of the Baja California...