Life in the shadow of the fence
Immigration is one of the hottest topics in U.S. politics, all the more so after a surge in Central American children heading for the border earlier this year.
In Brownsville, Texas, the issue not only shapes political debate, it also leaves its mark on the landscape in the form of the United States-Mexico border fence, which overshadows life in areas in and around the city.
A house stands in front of the border fence in Brownsville, Texas.
A school bus is parked directly by the fence outside the city.
A U.S. flag flutters behind barriers at a border crossing.
The border fence is reflected in a school bus mirror outside Brownsville.
People are seen through a barrier as they walk through an entry point into Mexico.
The border fence stands out against the sky outside Brownsville.
The fence runs along the Rio Grande.
A U.S. flag blows in the backyard of a home facing onto the border fence.
Crystal Ibarra, 23, reaches for laundry in her garden, which lies directly by the fence.
A sign stands in a field in front of the border fence.
