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...harsh desert on either side was crosshatched with smugglers' roads, trampled by the footprints of thousands of "walkers," some of whom dropped dead from thirst. In the city of San Luis, Ariz., so-called banzai runs were a near nightly occurrence. Scores of people would gather on the Mexican side and dash across a nearly open border toward the American neighborhoods. CBP agents could stop only as many as they could grab; the rest dodged past and melted into the city...
Critics complain that the fence is funneling migrants into a life-threatening desert, and they may be right, because while the area is difficult to reach from the north, on the Mexican side, Highway 2 parallels the border within sight of the U.S. It's tempting to catch a ride out here and start walking. Indeed, so many people have died or approached death in the Sonoran Desert that the CBP has installed radio beacons with flashing lights on them for walkers in distress to summon help. A more primitive sos is also common: a creosote bush set on fire...
From Bad To a Whole Lot Worse Modern cafeteria food might be more exciting than it was in the 1950s, but that comes at a nutritional price. This Mexican-style meal--a popular staple in a lot of schools--is stuffed with calories, fat and sodium...
...Mexican Rice 190 calories 600 mg of sodium 0 g of fat FACT: Although this starchy side dish doesn't contain fat, it's loaded with sodium. Rice can be tasty without all the salt...
Refried Beans 90 calories 560 mg of sodium 0 g of fat FACT: It may be high in sodium, but this Mexican-style dish is at least low in sugar and high in fiber...