New Wall Eliminates Cross-Border Meeting Spot for Families

After much opposition and a long battle in court, scrapers and bulldozers have finally began filling a deep canyon in Border Field State Park, located on the California-Mexico Border. The US is erecting a second layer of border fencing, which will end at the Pacific Ocean. The hundreds of people who use the park each week as a meeting place between US and Mexico are concerned this new fence will eliminate one of their last remaining contact points. US authorities insist the multi-million dollar fence is needed, despite an increase in patrols and objections from human rights groups and environmentalists. From Tijuana, Mariana Martinez brings this report.

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