A Welcomed Break in the Wall as Families Meet Along Tijuana-San Diego Border Times of Oman
go to original October 20, 2016

On Sundays, the border fence between Mexico and the United States hosts reunions along the Tijuana-San Diego border. It is the only place along the entire border where such meetings are allowed.

With some 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, President Barack Obama has sought to introduce reforms to ease the threat of deportation and make it possible for them to visit family in their home countries.

But such efforts have deadlocked, and the number of deportations has risen.

Activist Roberto Vivar, founder of "Dreamers Moms," says hate and division have tarnished the United States.

"We ask ourselves: 'What has happened to the U.S.?' We are going back to the 1960s, where we saw all this hatred, racism, and now this is 2016 and we haven't advanced at all. "

So, for some families all they have is this wall - and the hope of a different kind of future.

Related: Trump and Clinton Clash Over Border Security and U.S.-Mexico Relations (The Los Angeles Times)

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