U.S.-Mexico border fence, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Border Fence: "The golden cage" [multimedia]

Border Fence: "The Wall of Shame" [multimedia]

Alma, who spends time on both sides of the fence, says "I like Mexico, you go out in the evenings and you see people. It's more fraternal." At the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Calexico, California, USA

Galo lives and works in Calexico, California, USA. His wife lives in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. At the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Calexico, California, USA

Francisco stands in front of the border fence in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. "It's good, the border wall. It's like your house, you wouldn't let someone just walk into your house, would you?"

Yadira says "En realidad no hay muro. Todos somos iguales." "In reality, there is no wall. We are all the same." At the border fence in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

U.S.-Mexico border fence, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Border Fence: "The golden cage" [multimedia] In this clip from 2007, Danielina Álvarez, who was born in rural Mexico, describes her life from her apartment in California, sharing her memories and singing the songs of her youth.

Border Fence: "The Wall of Shame" [multimedia] In this clip from 2007, a Calexico, California teenager shares her thoughts on the wall and the differences among people on both sides of it. Then, she and a friend, on the California side of the fence, talk with two men on the Mexico side of the fence, asking what those men think of the fence.

Alma, who spends time on both sides of the fence, says "I like Mexico, you go out in the evenings and you see people. It's more fraternal." At the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Calexico, California, USA

Galo lives and works in Calexico, California, USA. His wife lives in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. At the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Calexico, California, USAGalo González at the border fence in Calexico, California, USA. He lives and works at the Border Motel in Calexico. His wife lives in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Francisco stands in front of the border fence in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. "It's good, the border wall. It's like your house, you wouldn't let someone just walk into your house, would you?"Francisco Cota, in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. “Está muy bien el muro fronterizo,” "it’s good, the border wall.” “Es como tu casa. No dejarías que la gente entre tu casa.” “It’s like your house. You don’t just let people walk into your house, right?”

Yadira says "En realidad no hay muro. Todos somos iguales." "In reality, there is no wall. We are all the same." At the border fence in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.Yadira Alvarez: “En realidad no hay muro—todos somos iguales.” “In reality there is no wall—we are all the same.”

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