Thread: Stronger ties -- Mexican-US border cities or Canadian-US border cities?
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Old Posted Jan 2, 2018, 9:38 PM
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What are you talking about? This is incorrect.

The Tex/Mex border is an actual border, with actual security, with a large river separating the two sides. Laredo is 150 miles south of San Antonio. You have to cross bridges to enter either country.

Laredo, TX port of entry
Perhaps that's the case in Laredo. My fiancée grew up in McAllen and I've been down here several times. It's a lot more integrated than you think. Most of their nannies and housekeepers lived in Mexico and commuted over, for instance.
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