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eppur_se_muova

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12. Interesting info. I realized you were more interested in recent history, but past is prologue ...

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #10)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 05:16 PM

21 hrs ago

... and it's hard to know just how far back to look. We do tend to forget the Mexican Revolution was such a recent event.

In the time period you're emphasizing, I believe the US-Mexico border was not even marked for most of its length. It was quite easy to cross the border accidentally.

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