As a candidate, Donald J. Trump’s language about the southern border was remarkably simple: He would build a great wall, and Mexico would pay for it. He repeated this promise hundreds of times.
But his language has shifted since his election as president, particularly since the government shutdown last month.
Reporting From the Border
The U.S.-Mexico border is a daily headline. A political football. And also home to millions of people. These are their stories, far from the political tug of war of Washington politics.
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The U.S.-Mexico border is a daily headline. A political football. And also home to millions of people. This month, we’re launching a limited-run weekly newsletter about life on the border, far from the tug-of-war of Washington politics.
President Trump has scheduled a rally in El Paso, which he has used as an example of the security a border wall can bring. But many city officials don’t agree.
A wealth of research shows that the economy is lifted by foreign workers, providing new opportunities for the native-born.
As the president fights to build a wall between the United States and Mexico, correspondent Azam Ahmed and photographer Meridith Kohut are driving along the approximately 1,900-mile border and sending dispatches.
Here’s what we know about what’s happening at the border.
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