Traveling West Texas

What Really Protects the Southern Border

The Rio Grande is a small river that can be easily crossed, but it is in a very remote desert.

James Jordan
4 min readMar 8, 2022

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Trinkets for sale on the honor system on the banks of the Rio Grande.

It would be easy to wade across the Rio Grande, from Mexico into Texas, without any problem in the remote desert of Big Bend National Park.

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James Jordan

Teller of tales, many of which are actually true. Award-winning journalist, and the William Allen White Award for reporting.