Mayor of Eagle Pass Dances in Midst of Border Crisis
Mayor Rolando Salinas reflected on his Texas border city, stating that it is “more than just the immigration crisis that you see in the media.”
Cowboys and cowgirls from Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras, Mexico, gathered on one of their international bridges to begin a weeklong ride to the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo. The annual ritual is a point of local pride, even as Eagle Pass draws wide attention for a showdown between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Biden administration over policing the border for illegal crossings.
“It shows you the connectivity between the United States and Mexico,” Salinas said as he observed final preparations for the annual “La Cabalgata Internacional La Grande.”
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