mexico border

Vice Presidential Nominee Sen. JD Vance Visits Border In Montezuma Pass, Arizona

Vance focuses his border attacks on the 'Harris administration'

5:20pm August 01, 2024

by Ben Giles

JD Vance employed that particular phrase — the “Harris administration” — repeatedly Thursday, as the Trump campaign moves to put the vice president in the spotlight.

Gateway to the Americas Bridge connecting Laredo, Texas and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been nearly empty. On a normal day, about 10,000 people cross from Nuevo Laredo into Laredo. This week, it's barely a trickle.

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Life On The U.S.-Mexico Frontier Dramatically Altered By Partial Border Shutdown

7:00am March 28, 2020

by John Burnett

The coronavirus outbreak led President Trump to close U.S. borders with Canada and Mexico last week. At the southern border, the closure is affecting life on both the U.S. and Mexico sides.

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Vehicles wait in line to cross into Canada at the Peace Bridge Plaza on March 18, 2020, in Buffalo N.Y. The Canada-U.S. border will be closed to non-essential traffic in both directions "by mutual consent," President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday, as e

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Immigration Grinds To A Halt As President Trump Shuts Borders

9:58pm March 18, 2020

by Joel Rose

A day of dramatic developments on the northern and southern borders as the U.S. immigration system slows down in response to the growing Coronavirus pandemic.

These spotlights are part of a binational art installation that aims to connect people on both sides of the Rio Grande.

Interactive Art Installation Lets Strangers Talk To Each Other Across The Border

6:00am November 22, 2019

by Mallory Falk

Searchlights illuminate the sky between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, but they have nothing to do with border enforcement. They're part of a large-scale binational art installation.

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"Blessing rocks" with handwritten messages are free for the taking outside the Arivaca Community Center.

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Militias Test The Civility Of An Arizona Border Town

9:27pm April 15, 2019

Out-of-state militias have arrived to patrol the U.S.-Mexico border, raising tensions and fear in tiny Arivaca, Ariz.

Trucks wait to enter the United States at the border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2017. More than $1.6 billion in goods flow across the border each day.

How Closing The Border Would Affect U.S. Economy, From Avocados To Autos

3:55pm April 02, 2019

by Scott Horsley

President Trump has threatened to close the U.S. border with Mexico in response to a large number of illegal crossings. A closure would very likely hit a wide range of industries.

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