As a border resident myself, the animosity and numerous misconceptions towards Mexico and undocumented migrants is very uneasy for me. The border communities on each side of the border are very dependent on eachother; they share their resources and act effectively as one large city that straddles an international border. Businesses on both sides are dependent on residents from the other country as customers and workers (a lot of Americans work in Mexico too). For years these communities have had mutually beneficial relationships, but as immigration becomes such a heated issue, extremists abound threatining "solutions" that are working to destroy the relationships of these border communities. Most US border residents don't want the "giant-wall/mass deportation/militarized border solution" because it will greatly disrupt our way of life, create eye-sores in our backyards, and ruin friendships on the other side.
2006-07-17
08:58:21
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