La Plaza Principal de Reynosa Flickr

The Scene Along The Border

As the United States ramps up its efforts to deport people in the country without permission, Reynosa is taking the brunt of that activity. The U.S. regularly sends busloads of undocumented Mexicans and Central Americans to the Mexican border city, where those people often interact with others gearing up to cross the borders themselves. NPR’s John Burnett has spent time recently in the city, and he joins us to talk about what life is like there.