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Business on the Texas-Mexico border

Border life: A rancher's economic argument for a wall

by Andy Uhler
Jan 31, 2019
“For us it’s more from an agriculture point of view. It’s not about politics.”
Rancher Richard Guerra stands in a hallway in his McAllen, Texas home on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.  Guerra supports a border wall as a way to help prevent fever tick-carrying animals from crossing into Texas from Mexico.
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Business on the Texas-Mexico border

Border life: In "Los dos Laredos," blurred lines between U.S., Mexico

by Andy Uhler
Jan 30, 2019
"We are so, like, one, that you can’t tell one city from the other."
Sandra Bernal helps run her parents’ restaurant,  El Meson de San Agustin, in Laredo, Texas. She’s behind the restaurant’s counter on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2018.
Filipa Rodrigues for Marketplace
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Border life: The outlet mall in Laredo

by Andy Uhler
Jan 29, 2019
Here on the Texas-Mexico border, most people don’t think about the boundary as much more than an inconvenient passport check.
People driving across the border from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico are greeted by a massive outlet mall, Outlet Shoppes at Laredo in Laredo, Texas, that sells everything from sneakers and T-shirts to kitchenware and iPhones, shown here on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019.
Filipa Rodrigues for Marketplace
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Government shutdown 2019

Trump pleads on TV for wall money; Dems say he stokes 'fear'

by Associated Press
Jan 8, 2019
President Trump's televised address comes as the partial government shutdown continues.
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How to solve problems around Brexit and the Irish border

by Stephen Beard
Jun 27, 2018
Could technology help prevent bottlenecks on the EU-U.K. border?
Traffic crosses the border into Northern Ireland from the Irish Republic next to a poster protesting a hard Brexit.
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The facilities that are housing children separated from their parents

by Andy Uhler and David Brancaccio
Jun 20, 2018
We take a closer look at the firm Southwest Key.
Undocumented migrants wait for asylum hearings outside of the port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico on Monday.
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Northern Ireland-Irish Republic border is a hurdle for Brexit

by Stephen Beard
Dec 5, 2017
The Irish Republic wants a guarantee that the border will remain open after Britain leaves the European Union. ...will stay as open as it is today.
Demonstrators wave EU flags outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, today.
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The risky business of building Trump’s wall

by Jana Kasperkevic
Mar 17, 2017
As companies come forward to build border walls, local lawmakers call for divestments in protest
A man stands on the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Calexico, California.
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Border adjustment tax plan gets mixed reception

by Jed Kim
Feb 27, 2017
Republican plans to change the corporate tax structure include a border adjustment tax. It will impact how imports and exports are taxed. The proposal is causing a lot of uncertainty in the oil and gas industry, and while some energy companies support the move, others oppose it.   Click the above audio player to hear […]
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Policing both sides of the border in Nogales

by Kimberly Adams
Feb 10, 2017
A look at what it's like for members of law enforcement here and in Mexico.
Mexican police officer Romero Garcia (foreground). 
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