Naco, Arizona
The Coyote's Game
Agents and aliens go head to head every night at a tiny Arizona town on the border. It's a deadly game that only the guides can win

Arizona's Sonoran Desert
Mercy Mission In the Desert
A small volunteer group in Arizona is trying to help aliens stay alive as they try to enter the U.S by erecting emergency watering stations in the desert

Population Growth
Map: The Border Is Everywhere

Photo Essay
Caught Crossing
When the sun goes down in Naco, Ariz., the U.S. border patrol officers engage in a sometimes deadly game of seek-and-hide as hundreds of men, women and children try to enter the U.S.

Ramón's Journey
Chapter Five: No Way Out
This a is the final installment of a five-part series detailing the arduous journey of one illegal migrant into the United States. Read part one here; read part two here; read part three here; read part four here.

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