U.S.-Mexico Border: A History
Credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS
As long as there's been a border between the United States and Mexico -- and the first boundary was drawn way back in 1819 -- there's been controversy. Click along as KENS 5's Dan Oshinsky takes you on a trip through the history of the border.
Above, U.S. Border Patrol officer Ed Pyeatt, on horseback, leads a group of illegal aliens towards the Chula Vista, Calif., border in Aug. 1981. (AP Photo)
by Greg Matthews
Posted on November 2, 2009 at 3:57 PM
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As long as there's been a border between the United States and Mexico -- and the first boundary was drawn way back in 1819 -- there's been controversy. Click along as KENS 5's Dan Oshinsky takes you on a trip through the history of the border.
