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Tom Pennington / Fort Worth Star-Telegram / MCT

Two young Mexicans play on a section of old pedestrian barrier fencing on the U.S. and Mexico border near Rancho Anapra, Chihuahua Mexico. Area residents claim the water culvert that runs under the border is a common crossing point for migrants entering the U.S. illegally.

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