“There will be a Mexico when this is finished. But if they only clean up the physical mess, then we are doomed.”

Journalists and other political tourists come from far away to see “el bordo.” Some say it’s the Wall, some see it as the DMZ. Others say it is a new version of the Maginot line.

‘Looking back at my parents’ experience, I always wondered, “How bad did things have to get in order for you to leave everything you know and love?” ’