A Man Bites Dog Story? In Rural West Texas, Illegal Border Crossings Are Routine For U.S. Citizens

 

It's illegal to enter the United States without passing through an official port of entry.  However, along an isolated stretch of the southern border, U.S. citizens are doing just that every day because of a shortage of basic services on the U.S. side, including health care. Lorne Matalon reports for the NPR from the town of Candelaria, Texas, on the Rio Grande River.

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