Our Wall: U.S.-Mexico Border

National Geographic by Charles Bowden | Apr. 24, 2007 (Special Report)

In the spring of 1929, a man named Patrick Murphy left a bar in Bisbee, Arizona, to bomb the Mexican border town of Naco, a bunny hop of about ten miles (16 kilometers). He stuffed dynamite, scrap iron, nails, and bolts into suitcases and dropped the weapons off the side of his crop duster as part of a deal with Mexican rebels battling for control of Naco, Sonora. When his flight ended, it turned out he'd hit the wrong Naco, managing to destroy property ... Full Story »

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by Wendy Kenin - Oct. 1, 2008

The story was good at identifying some of the communities impacted by the US-MX border wall. It well-revealed a flavor of the division of Mexican communities, and the endurance of that culture. It only touched on economic factors, and omitted the legacy of the Native Americans impacted. It's time for an update, NG!

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federal regime, native american issues