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A grandson hugs his grandfather after both were apprehended by Border Patrol in Hidalgo, Texas. (Photo: Mónica Ortiz Uribe)

As Illegal Crossings Rise in Texas, a Cat-and-Mouse Game With Border Patrol Intensifies

Conflict & Justice

This story takes us to the banks of the Rio Grande river in South Texas. It’s where a cat-and-mouse game plays out every night between migrants crossing into the US illegally and the Border Patrol. That game is intensifying.

US border fence skirts environmental review

Environment

Border Fence Skirts Environmental Review

Conflict & Justice

Mexican journalist urges U.S. to act cautiously when beefing up border security

Global Politics
Loved ones separated by the U.S.-Mexico border meet at Friendship Park

Fence along U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego represents a barrier and a bridge

Global Politics
Loved ones separated by the U.S.-Mexico border meet at Friendship Park

Families Divided by US-Mexico Border Meet Across the Fence

Conflict & Justice

The boarder’s a no man’s land patrolled by border guards. But on weekends, it becomes a place where families separated by immigration status can come to spend time together, albeit on opposite sides of a fence.

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Border Security

Conflict & Justice

The US government has devoted a lot of resources to sealing the US-Mexican border. How effective has the build-up been, and what is the best way to measure it? Marco Werman speaks with Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

The World

Southwest Water Woes

As climate change cuts the flow of the Colorado river, drought-like conditions in the American Southwest may become the norm.

The World

Along fences in Mexico, do good fences make good neighbors

Conflict & Justice

Documentary film maker Rory Kennedy directs a new HBO documenatary ‘The Fence.’ Kennedy interviewed Arizona resident Bill Odle about what he sees down on the US-Mexico border. He says the fence simply doesn’t work.

The World

Costs high for US-Mexico border fence

Global Politics

US government investigators say it will cost six-and-a-half BILLION dollars over the next 20 years just to maintain the fence being built along the border between the US and Mexico. Anchor Marco Werman has details.