Border Wall on the U.S.-Mexico border
The new international border wall near Yuma and San Luis, Arizona, on October 6, 2020. Video by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
The new international border wall near Yuma and San Luis, Arizona, on October 6, 2020. Video by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
For residents of southern Arizona, the outcome of the election will determine the future of the border wall, setting the tone for how federal agencies will address drug smuggling and illegal border crossings for at least the next four years.
The total for 2020 was a 58% increase over 2019, when 144 sets of human remains recovered in Southern Arizona.
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