19th Century US Border Mistake Could See Over 200,000 Acres Returned to Mexico Elena Toledo - PanAm Post
go to original March 12, 2017

Pancho Villa led revolutionary forces onto U.S. territory in Columbus, New Mexico, making it the only ground invasion of the U.S. in history, since the war in 1812 (teleSUR)

A mistake in the border lines between Mexico and the United States could see over 200 thousand acres returned to Mexico.

Chihuahua Senator Patricio Martínez García said 214,381 acres considered US territory since the 19th century actually belongs to Mexico.

So far, there has been no proposal that will lead the United States to address the territorial error, but Senator Martinez Garcia said he is looking for funds top conduct topographic and satellite studies that could confirm whether the US is trespassing on Mexican territory.

If the studies confirm the error, Mexico would be entitled to claim that territory by sending a diplomatic note to the United States government.

The legislator stated that 99 percent of the territory is vacant land only inhabited in Nogales and Arizona, so the case would require a legal review clarifying the situation for both countries.

Read the rest at PanAm Post | Español

Related: Beware of Walls: A Brief History of Mexican Migration Into the U.S. (Modern Diplomacy)

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