El Pasoans don't like new 'wall' and what it stands for as it blocks their view of sister city in Me
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El Pasoans don't like new 'wall' and what it stands for as it blocks their view of sister city in Mexico
Alfredo Corchado, Border-Mexico correspondent
EL PASO — The fence under construction looms like a black cloud over residents, many of them immigrants with roots in Mexico. It's only 4 miles long. Some call it "Trump's Wall." It's not.
But the symbolism is enough to enrage resident Maribel Chavez, a young mother, and maker her teary-eyed.
"This thing is like a shadow over us, a slap in the face, like we don't even exist; we're not even human," said Chavez, taking a peek from her tiny apartment in the neighborhood known as Segundo Barrio. "I don't know who we are anymore. Why do we even need a muro? What are we protecting ourselves against when weapons go south and the demand for drugs is here in the United States. This is insulting, hypocritical."
Chavez is talking about the construction of an 18-foot-high steel bollard fence that's replacing a chain link fence in the heart of downtown El Paso. The construction is underway a stone's throw from historic neighborhoods where, for the moment, El Pasoans and visitors still enjoy a clear view of their sprawling sister city in Mexico, Ciudad Juarez. That view is about to disappear.
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https://www.dallasnews.com/news/immigration/2018/09/28/el-pasoans-dont-like-new-wall-stands-blocks-view-mexico
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