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Americans and Mexicans living at the border are more connected than divided

  • Written by Michael Dear, Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley

In 2002, I began traveling the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border on both sides. From Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, the border measures almost 2,000 miles.

What distinguished my journey was that I began traveling well before the idea of fortifying the U.S.-Mexico border entered public consciousness. Inadvertently, I became witness to...

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