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Business on the Texas-Mexico border

Border life: An apartment in Mexico, a job in the U.S.

by Andy Uhler
Feb 25, 2019
From Tijuana to Matamoros, people work in the U.S. for higher wages but live in Mexico for cheaper rent.
 It’s hard to know exactly how many people live in Mexico and work in the U.S. but thousands of people cross in both directions every day in Laredo, Texas.
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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.
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City mayors back immigration reform

by Jeff Tyler
Jun 21, 2013
The U.S. Conference of Mayors’ supports immigration reform as a way to reduce city expenses and grow local economies.
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