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A war zone, minus the war: One year later, has the military really secured the US-Mexico border?
More than 800 miles of borderland are now National Defense Areas with nearly 9,000 troops supporting Customs and Border Protection through joint patrols and surveillance.
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, and The Border Chronicle, which produces independent, investigative journalism on the U.S.-Mexico border. On a warm, winter Sunday, the Playas de Tijuana in Mexico is filled with families picnicking.The beach here presses right up against the border wall with the United States. Music blares, teenager…