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the Border

Calexico,
California,
USofA
Mexicali,
Baja California,
México
Welded Re-bar rollable ladder
the Border by Omar Omar.

Lizbeth took this photo

A couple of guys showed up,
with a welded re-bar home-made ladder, to climb this umclimbable new fence. The home-made re-bar ladder was hooked up at the top of the fence simply by bending the top re-bar into a hook, and lifting the ladder into place. One guy climbed, jumped and was almost immediately arrested by the Border Patrol, the other ran and was arrested on the Mexican side by some sort of Mexican border police.

This overweight Mexican law-enforcement officer is telling us to stop so he can remove the ladder.

We were in line to cross for 2 hours, the Saturday after Thanksgiving 2OO6.

Mexicali & Calexico
Lower & Upper Californias,
México & USofA
 
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mañoso says:

pense que les estaba prohibiendo tomar fotos
me ha pasado muchas veces
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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Omar Omar  Pro User  says:

A mi me paso en la bola de Tijuana, no entinedo. Aquí todavia no.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

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NowPublic says:

This photograph appears in a NowPublic news story: Guardsmen overrun at the Border.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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mexicaliblog says:

no entiendo quien es ese senor, es una autoridad mexicana, esta tratando de quitar la escalera, esta armado verdad?

el otro dia yo también tuve la oportunidad de tomarle unas fotos a esa escalera.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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Omar Omar  Pro User  says:

Con pistola y uniforme.
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

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malagent says:

Es un diverso mundo en cada cara. Los Estados Unidos tienen electricidad y México tiene basura y una muestra cubierta en escrituras de la etiqueta.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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nanameli20001 says:

es la linea de metal que divide a eu. con mexico la escalera la utilizan los pollero para brincar ilegales y el de seguridad esta confiscando la escalera, por ese tipo de brinco han muerto varios ilegales sin contar los que se an lastimados y los de emigracion no les dan ayuda medica solo los detienen si no tienen mucha sangre y los departan
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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photodillon  Pro User  says:

When someone puts up a fence, a gate, or a wall, you would think that others would figure out... "oh, I am supposed to mind my business on this side of the wall."

I'm an admin for a group called illegal immigration, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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kellylynncouture says:

I,ll shot at them
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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jes1168 says:

How much have we spent on this fence and all it takes is a handfull of scrap metal and a welder and your in. What a waste of money.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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