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Brownsville man watches border fence invade lawn dispute
In Brownsville, Jose Manuel Reyes, 66, a sheet metal worker, protests the Secure Fence Act’s 2006 border barrier intruding on his Oklahoma Avenue lot. He received 2200 dollars for 0.4 acres amid 700 miles of fence, with gaps, police, and resort land noted.
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Brownsville
Jose Manuel Reyes
Corpus Christi
Reyes
Oklahoma Avenue
Rio Grande
Texas
George W. Bush
Cameron County
U.s.-Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
Carlos A. Diaz
Customs and Border Protection
River Bend Resort
Jeremy Barnard
Bernard