Along the Rio Grande

The Rio Grande snakes toward the Gulf of Mexico near Harlingen, Texas.
The Senate Judiciary Committee this week approved a 867-page immigration-overhaul bill that aims to ratchet up security along the U.S. border with Mexico.
The Rio Grande snakes toward the Gulf of Mexico near Harlingen, Texas.
The Senate Judiciary Committee this week approved a 867-page immigration-overhaul bill that aims to ratchet up security along the U.S. border with Mexico.
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A U.S. Border Patrol agent searched for drug smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border near Hidalgo, Texas, May 21.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent searched for drug smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border near Hidalgo, Texas, May 21.
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The mouth of the Rio Grande releases fresh water into the Gulf of Mexico at Las Palomas Wetlife Management Area, Texas, near the border between the U.S., right, and Mexico.
The mouth of the Rio Grande releases fresh water into the Gulf of Mexico at Las Palomas Wetlife Management Area, Texas, near the border between the U.S., right, and Mexico.
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Here, the river marks the limit between the Mexican town of Matamoros, top, and Texas.
Here, the river marks the limit between the Mexican town of Matamoros, top, and Texas.
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The bill also sets the goal of catching or turning back 90% of would-be crossers. Here, U.S. Border Patrol agents gathered at a checkpoint overlooking the border near Hidalgo, Texas.
The bill also sets the goal of catching or turning back 90% of would-be crossers. Here, U.S. Border Patrol agents gathered at a checkpoint overlooking the border near Hidalgo, Texas.
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A private home on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande overlooks the U.S. near McAllen, Texas. Within six months of enactment of the bill, Homeland Security is bound to develop a border security plan including the use of drones and additional agents and to identify where more fencing…
A private home on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande overlooks the U.S. near McAllen, Texas. Within six months of enactment of the bill, Homeland Security is bound to develop a border security plan including the use of drones and additional agents and to identify where more fencing is needed.
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The Rio Grande snakes between Mexico and the U.S. near Harlingen, Texas.
The bill also states that the border security and border fencing plans must be in place before anyone in the U.S. illegally can get a new provisional legal status.
The Rio Grande snakes between Mexico and the U.S. near Harlingen, Texas.
The bill also states that the border security and border fencing plans must be in place before anyone in the U.S. illegally can get a new provisional legal status.
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A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle combed a road in order to later see the tracks of immigrants and smugglers near Hidalgo, Texas.
About 3,500 new Customs agents would be funded nationally.
A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle combed a road in order to later see the tracks of immigrants and smugglers near Hidalgo, Texas.
About 3,500 new Customs agents would be funded nationally.
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A man paddled his raft back across the Rio Grande into Mexico on May 21, near Hidalgo, Texas.
A man paddled his raft back across the Rio Grande into Mexico on May 21, near Hidalgo, Texas.
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Wetland vegetation and tidal waters form patterns at Boca Chica State Park, Texas.
Wetland vegetation and tidal waters form patterns at Boca Chica State Park, Texas.
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Wetland vegetation and tidal waters form patterns at Boca Chica State Park, Texas.
Wetland vegetation and tidal waters form patterns at Boca Chica State Park, Texas.
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A port of entry stretches across the Rio Grande into Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, from Progreso, Texas.
A port of entry stretches across the Rio Grande into Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, from Progreso, Texas.
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Vehicle tracks form patterns at Boca Chica State Park, on the southernmost tip of Texas.
Vehicle tracks form patterns at Boca Chica State Park, on the southernmost tip of Texas.
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Cars drive from Matamoros, Mexico, left, across the river into Brownsville, Texas.
Cars drive from Matamoros, Mexico, left, across the river into Brownsville, Texas.
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