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Crossing the international bridge between Juárez, México and El Paso, Texas. Photo courtesy of Library of Congress.
*This poem includes text in italics from “Drug War on Doorsteps All Over Ciudad Juárez,” by Stephen Holden and “Ciudad Juárez, a Border City Known for Killing, Gets Back To Living,” by Damien Cave, both published in The New York Times.