The outcome of the race between indicted incumbent Duncan Hunter, a Republican, and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar, could affect President Donald Trump's immigration policy, at least at California's border with Mexico.
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After securing over $500 million in March to build a border barrier, the Department of Homeland Security has begun laying the foundation for the first miles of Donald Trump's long-promised wall. The blueprint bisects federally protected public lands and dismembers private property that's been passed down for generations.
A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.
Este artículo trata sobre cómo la política y el miedo, en lugar de los riesgos cotidianos y las realidades de la vida en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, han moldeado históricamente las políticas fronterizas.
On how politics and fear, rather than the day-to-day risks and realities of life at the U.S.-Mexico border, have historically shaped border policies.
The White House and congressional Democrats rejected each other's proposals over the weekend.
How one Texas family allegedly made millions off the construction of a border fence funded by the Department of Homeland Security.
Customs and Border Patrol has selected four companies to build prototypes of a concrete-based wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The remarks came on the tail end of a tense volley between Trump and the Mexican government.
Introducing Pacific Standard's August/September 2017 issue.
Construction on the wall was not expected to begin until January.