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Mixed views as border wall impacts residents near Columbus NM
McClatchy reports on U.S. Mexico border life around Columbus and Palomas where residents split on fencing. Some farmers see ruined crops and thirsty cattle from crossings. others, including Anglos and Hispanics, praise enforcement while noting divisions. A border patrol fueled ghost town.
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McClatchy
Columbus
N.M
James Johnson
U.s.-Mexico
United States
Johnson
Interstate 10
Google Earth
Mexico
Ezequiel Osono
Villasana
Palomas
Las Chepas
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
Chihuahua
Border Patrol