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Laredo, Texas
Just Another Day in a Bridge Town
There are five reasons why the twin cities of Laredo are booming. And every one of them spans the Rio Grande
NAFTA
The Rise of the NAFTA Manager
The border economy has bred a dynamic new strain of bicultural bosses
Juarez-El Paso
Two
Countries, One City
El Paso and Juárez only seem separate. They share the same air, same water and the same destiny
Tijuana-San Diego
The Border Monsters
Mexico's top druglords, the bloodthirsty Arellano Félix brothers, horrify even Tijuana
Music
The New Tijuana Brass
Who souped up the tuba? What are those bells and whistles? It's nortec, a hot mix of tradition and techno
Tijuana
Warhol's Border Patrol
Fake WANTED posters, tiny bandidos and a giant border bridge — nortec style, of course
Viewpoint
Living La Vida Latina
Being the first Mexican-American woman on your block is one thing. Raising a second generation is even trickier
Mexico City
Don't Stop Thinking About
Mañana
As more Mexicans have moved north, its politics have gained a feisty independence
U.S.-Mexico Relations
Courting a Sleeping
Giant
The biggest minority group, Hispanics have yet to flex their political muscle
Veracruz, Mexico
The Town They Left Behind
As poor Mexicans head
north, their villages
slowly disappear
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
Video
CNN: A Tale of Two Cities
With the realities of free trade settling in,
border communities search for a new division of labor
Video
CNN: Driving Economic Prosperity
With thousands of trucks crossing border daily,
NAFTA turns Texas city into a shipping metropolis
Video
CNN: A Thirsty Land
Cities on opposite sides of U.S.-Mexico border
seeking a common solution on scarce water supply
Video
CNN: Reading, Writing, and the Border
The search for a quality education sends some student across 'la linea'
Video
CNN: A River Runs Through It
Gary Streiker talks about his trip down the Rio Grande
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