The train yards in El Paso that border the Rio Grande are favorite crossing points for undocumented workers. The trains provide relatively easy and quick transportation out of town, and the yards provide many hiding and resting areas. This is the…
“International Boundary” sign within Organ Pipe National Monument marking the U.S. border with Mexico. Behind the sign, several large saguaros are visible.
View of a "no-man's land" along the McAllen-Hidalgo-Reynosa toll bridge. These areas are neither private property nor publicly maintained and are excellent hiding areas for people who have just crossed the river illegally.
This bill of sale is from Henry M. Kemp to Vail and Hislop. Vail and Hislop bought 160 acres from Fish and Silverberg for $2000 in gold coin according to the Pima County Recorder Book 3, pages 551-554 (not shown here). Afterwards they purchased the…