The shot above is courtesy of Marginal Revolution. It shows Nogales, Arizona in 1898 and 2008. (My son corrected this see comment below) There are a couple of apparent differences. First, both sides of the borders are larger cities in the latter photo. Second, in the latter picture there is a large metal fence that is 15' high, presumably built to stop the flow of traffic between the two towns. Third, if you look at the detail in the latter photograph - the fence has a lot of welded pieces in it where people from Mexico have successfully cut a hole in the fence and crawled through.
In this case a fence is a) ineffective in stemming illegal immigration, b) expensive, c) helpful in encouraging the people who want to get through the fence to learn a new trade (how to use a torch to cut through metal). All the blather about a fence is pretty silly in light of this photo.
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Dad, These are very interesting photos. Look at the growth in only ten years (1898-1908). The other amaizng thing is the cars in this town are very ahead of their time for being 1908!
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