Crossing the Rio Grande is not the only danger for people trying to reach America. Once they’re in sight of the brutal ‘coyote’ gangs they become walking ransom — at any age
On the edge of the United States, Paola and Vera stood with their daughters in the dried-out riverbed of the Rio Grande, looking up at the clouds of concertina wire that blocked their way.
Less than ten feet above them, on the other side of the wire, stood a soldier from the Texas National Guard, rifle slung across his body, drinking what looked like a Coca-Cola.
