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SOURCE: The Conversation
12/4/19
Trump’s border wall threatens an Arizona oasis with a long, diverse history
by Jared Orsi
Heavy machinery grinds up the earth and removes vegetation as construction of President Trump’s vaunted border wall advances toward the oasis.
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SOURCE: The Conversation
4/5/19
Nixon and Reagan tried closing the border to pressure Mexico – here’s what happened
by Aileen Teague
If Trump ever follows through on his threat and puts up a closed sign at the southern border, it wouldn’t be the first time. Twice in the last half-century the U.S. has tried to use the border to force Mexico to bend to America’s will.
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4/7/19
The Original Border Wall
by Robert T. C. Goodwin
Spanish Presidios and Mexican Leather-Jackets in 1772
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3/31/19
Immigration Restriction by Remote Control
by Elliott Young
While much of the coverage of immigration has focused on the Border Wall, we have forgotten that for over 100 years, most immigration restriction has happened beyond the borders of the United States.
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