Is Brownsville different
A NYT article highlighting lower levels of border crossings and drug apprehensions in Brownsville in contrast to areas in the Rio Grande further west. … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Brownsville
Cemeteries and the wall
There are a few spots where the wall either cuts off or potentially will go over cemeteries. There is this cemetery and site with the underground railway near Pharr Also of interest to native americans Another cemetery near San Juan … Continue reading →
Good Neighbor Settlement house
The Trump Administration has been releasing hundreds if not thousands of migrants in the Rio Grande Valley. One of the first stops for many in Brownsville is the Good Neighbor Settlement House, a homeless shelter. Normally there were a few … Continue reading →
South of the wall, north of the river
An account of some living in Brownsville between the river and the wall. Note this account also describes status of asylum seekers: The fencing was intended to help keep out drug smugglers and unauthorized migrants. But in some ways it … Continue reading →
Additional perspective from the border region
The following article from Time Magazine provides accounts from the border region. … Continue reading →