Militarization of the U.S. – Mexico Border By Joan J. Jaimes June 22, 2000 “¡Corranle, allí viene la migra!”, translated into English, this means “Run, there comes immigration!” This is what illegal immigrants shout everyday when they are about to cross the Rio Grande in search for better lives. Unfortunately, not many get through alive because of the militarization that has developed on the U.S. border with Mexico. Operation Rio Grande continues a process put in …showed first 75 words of 1847 total…

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