Ciudad Juárez, Chih., April 4.—On the banks of the Rio Grande, the wall rises before the eyes of thousands of migrants, the culmination of a long and tortuous journey. It is the last barrier separating them from the goal they set when they fled their nations.
At this point on the route, just a few meters from El Paso, Texas, nothing persuades them to give up.
Not even the intimidating scene that seems straight out of a war film: in the first trench, thousands of circular pieces of barbed wire, arranged parallel to the riverbed; in some places, dozens of trailers were mounted to block access.
That initial obstacle was set by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a self-confessed anti-immigrant.
In the background, hundreds of members of three U.S. forces—the National Guard, the Border Patrol, and the Texas Rangers—are seen, armed with heavy-duty equipment and stationed in armored vehicles.
Added to all this is the final obstacle: the incredible height of the wall itself, which is being built in a third stage. Cameras and drones are deployed for miles. The border divide begins right in the middle of the Rio Grande, which has little water at this time of year.
